Dragonfly Breathing | Sky Hunters | Dragonfly

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Epiprocta
Infraorder: Anisoptera

Families
Aeshnoidea
Aeshnidae (hawkers or darners)
Austropetaliidae
Gomphidae (clubtails)
Petaluridae (petaltails)
Cordulegastroidea
Chlorogomphidae
Cordulegastridae (spiketails)
Neopetaliidae
Libelluloidea
Corduliidae (emeralds)$
Libellulidae (skimmers, etc)
Macromiidae (cruisers)
Synthemistidae (tigertails)

Dragonflies breathe through spiracles (holes) in the abdomen. During their earlier, larval, stage, the insects live in water and breathe through gills. During both stages, Dragonflies exhibit voracious appetites, feeding exclusively on small animal matter.