The damselfly is a brightly colored carnivorous insect with a petite and graceful body. It belongs to the same order Odonata as the dragonfly. It is similar to a small dragonfly, but it is not a dragonfly.

Belongs to Insecta, Odonata, Faeciloptera, collectively referred to as crickets. Small in size, with wings tucked over the back when resting. A slender and weak flying insect resembling a small dragonfly.

The damselfly has a slender body, developed compound eyes on both sides of the head, chewing mouthparts, and setae-like antennae. The fore and hind wings are similar in shape, the veins are square in the middle, and the wings have a stipe.

It belongs to the same order as dragonflies, and differs from dragonflies in that when the damselfly rests, the wings are stretched and stacked together, and the four wings of the damselfly are almost the same size, while the two rear wings of the dragonfly are slightly longer and wider than the two front wings.

Most of them are smaller than dragonflies. The smallest damselfly is 1.5cm long, and the largest can reach 6-7cm.

Because of its beautiful body, bright colors, and changeable wings, many fans at home and abroad like to watch it.

Dragonfly: The body is thicker and the shape of the front and rear wings are different. Generally, the base of the hind wings is wider than the front wings. When resting on a branch, the wings are mostly flat. Eyes are large, usually close together, and fly very fast.

Damselfly: The body is slender, the abdomen is slender, and the front and rear wings are similar in shape. When resting, most of the wings are close together, the compound eyes are far apart, and the flight speed is slow.

Larvae of the order Odonata live in water. There are 2-3 tail gills at the end of the abdomen of the damselfly hydrangeas, which can help them breathe and swim in the water; the dragonfly hyacinth does not have tail gills, and some species have sharp anal cones at the end of the abdomen, which can also help defend against natural enemies.

Woolen cloth. Dragonflies and damselflies are excellent predators, whether adults or water flies. The adults will catch all kinds of insects they can catch, while the water flies will catch aquatic insects, small fish or tadpoles in the water.

The lively fly season is about to begin, and traces of dragonflies and damselflies can be seen in the pools around the outdoor animal playgrounds in the zoo.