Dragonflies are in the Odonata order of insects. Adult dragonflies can eat hundreds of mosquitoes every day. There are about 3,000 species of dragonfly.
Dragonfly wings have a darker spot on them that is heavier than the rest of the wing so they can fly better.
Some dragonflies fly thousands of miles from the northern U.S. to Mexico, like the one in the picture.
Dragonfly wings move differently then other insects. Dragonflies use direct flight which is where the muscles pull directly on the wing. Other insects use indirect flight which is where the muscles pull on the body wall of the thorax.
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