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Photographs, mating behavior, species lists, information about collecting and preserving dragonflies, a glossary of terms, and range maps of western US dragonflies from the University of Puget Sound.
http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/UPSdragonflies.html

Brief article by Judi Manning, summarizing their history, life cycle, and biology.
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Dragonfly Order Odonata  Dragonflies have always intrigued me. As a youngster, when the fish were not biting, the dragonflies would be there to entertain me as they sat on the fish pole, on my knee, or on my arm. The dragonfly is not...
http://www.macatawa.org/~oias/dragonfl.htm

Includes sections on the Specialist Group for Systematic and Phylogenetic Odonatology, journal Petalura, phylogenetic classification, alphabetical checklist, photo galleries, and resources for odonatologists.
http://www.bechly.de/

Sightings, photographs, California field key, FAQ, and links.
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 S messengers of summer and heralds of the sun H. Lons, poet and zoologist Welcome to the California On-line Dragonfly Guide Site! Here you will find links not only to information on and photos of all the species of dragonflies...
http://www.sonic.net/dragonfly/

Photos of dragonflies and damselflies from North Carolina, Florida, and Texas.
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Josh Rose's Odonate Photos  Odonates are fearsome predators, but that doesn't keep them from sometimes becoming prey themselves! I spotted this female Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) hanging at an unusual angle through binoculars, but did not see the Green Lynx Spider (Puecitia visidens) eating...
http://www.duke.edu/~jsr6/dragonpics.html

Includes several photos of Petaluridae.
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odonata pictures  Standard file size is about 20k in .jpeg format Australian fauna New Zealand fauna Petaluridae Calopterygoidea various broad-winged forms various a heterogeneous assemblage...
http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/tbi...gy/auxillry/odonata/pictures.htm

Introduction to the classification and biology of Odonata.
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A Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies  C description research grants available Constitution and By-Laws Japanese Group of WDA Membership Application 2005 Minutes of Meetings News from WDA Publications Agrion Odonatological Abstracts International Journal of Odonatology Sponsored Membership Student Membership WDA Award for excellence Recent updates Odonatological...
http://powell.colgate.edu/wda/Beginners_Guide.htm

A complete listing for all described Odonata of North, Middle, and South America with annotations by Rosser W. Garrison.
http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/NewWorldOD.html

A well-organized linkpage on the Oregon Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey website.
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 These pages were designed to view with a screen resolution of 1024 X 768 pixels and 24 bit true color. Java Scripts must be enabled to view properly. ODONATA LINKS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB Last modified 03/25/01 Steve Valley,...
http://www.ent.orst.edu/ore_dfly/links.html

Resources and links from the International Odonata Research Institute.
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IORI HOME PAGE  This frameset document contains: Some neat contents Some other neat contents...
http://www.afn.org/~iori/

Description from the Animal Diversity Web.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umic.../arthropoda/insecta/odonata.html

E-mail group for discussion of dragonflies and damselflies in the southeastern United States.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/se-odonata

Information on hundreds of species, including distribution maps, county checklists, and photographs.
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Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of the United States  Web site is a work in progress consisting of information on the known distribution of Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) in the United States. Distribution maps and county checklists were created by extracting information on Odonata distribution from publications listed in...
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resour...e/distr/insects/dfly/dflyusa.htm

Photo gallery, mainly of New Jersey dragonflies.
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Jim Bangma's Odonates  You should be automatically redirected to that site after 10 seconds, if not, please click on the above link. Sorry for the inconvenience Jim Bangma Last updated: 04/13/05 08:46 PM...
http://home.att.net/~jbangma/odos.htm

High quality scanned images of specimens from the northwestern United States.
http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/WAODphotos.html

Photographs from Thailand by Roy Beckemeyer.
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Some Thai Odonata  Some identifications made by Nick Donnelly, others made using specimens identified by Nick. A number of unidentified species are included. Anyone recognizing any unidentified or misidentified species is requested to inform me by email at royb at southwind.net. Zygoptera (Identified...
http://www.windsofkansas.com/thai_od.html

Dragonfly and damselfly photos from around the world.
http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/ODphotos.html

Photographs by Steve Valley.
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Dragonfly Gallery 1 Steve Valley's Photography  These pages were designed to view with a screen resolution of 1024 X 768 pixels and 24 bit true color. Java Scripts must be enabled to view properly. Photography by Steve Valley Dragonfly Gallery 1 click an image to view...
http://www.ent.orst.edu/ore_dfly/images.htm

Photos and notes by Chin Fah Shin.
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Dragonflies Damselflies Page 1  S are generally difficult to photograph because these insects have very good eyesight that can detect even the slightest movement. It's just not easy to sneak up on them. Like dragonflies, damselflies belong to the insect order Odonata. These are...
http://www.geocities.com/RainFor...s/8983/dragonflies/dragonfl.html

Photos and facts of dragonflies and damselflies in Brisbane, Australia.
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Dragonflies and Damselflies Order Odonata  This page contains pictures and information about Dragonflies and Damselflies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. To have a quick look on those beautiful animals, you can go to our Damsel Photo Gallery and Dragon Photo Gallery...
http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_dragons/

A species list including favored habitats and dates.
http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/AlaskaOD.html

A large gallery of photographs of dragonflies and damselflies from the University of Michigan.
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Untitled Document  Pictures that were on the server. Just click on a name to see the photograph. You can use these images for your personal use, but not for commercial uses. If a photograph has a copyright symbol, it is copyrighted by...
http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/Images/Odonata/Odo_picts.html

Article from Smithsonian Magazine about Desert Whitetails and Flame Skimmers in New Mexico's Bitter Lake Refuge.
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu...an/issues02/jan02/phenomena.html

A volunteer effort to document and catalog the Odonata that occur in the state of Michigan. Includes checklists for Michigan, a key to larvae, and a key to Michigan Sympetrum (meadowhawks), bibliographies, and photographs.
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MOS Home Page  Document the species that occur in Michigan Obtain better data on the abundance and distribution of federal and state-listed species Define the flight periods and ranges for the species that are found in the state Record, in a database, pertinent...
http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/MICHODO/MOS.html

Lists dragonflies and damselflies of North America along with the English names established by the Dragonfly Society of the Americas.
http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/NAdragons.html

Species lists, photos and distribution for 161 species of damselflies and dragonflies in Ontario.
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Dragonflies and Damselflies (ODONATA) of Ontario  American field guide and the start of a new annual odonate summary by the Toronto Entomologists Association. Corrections and additions to these regional lists are welcome. The following lists include all 167 species of damselflies and dragonflies recorded in Ontario...
http://www.netcore.ca/~prairie/odonata.html

Field key, checklist, photo gallery, and range maps.
http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/WAODSurvey.html

Checklist compiled by Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, and Dennis Paulson.
http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/worldodonates.html

James V. Robinson's research on Odonata reproduction at the University of Texas, Arlington.
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Odonate Research at UTA  Female damselflies generally mate repeatedly and use their most recently received sperm for fertilization. During copulation, the accessory penes of males are capable of both sperm deposition and displacement. Males often maintain physical contact (tandem) with females following copulation to...
http://www.uta.edu/biology/robinson/odonate_research.htm

Includes beginner's guide to dragonflies, FAQs, articles, and links.
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 C description research grants available Constitution and By-Laws Japanese Group of WDA Membership Application 2005 Minutes of Meetings News from WDA Publications Agrion Odonatological Abstracts International Journal of Odonatology Sponsored Membership Student Membership WDA Award for excellence Recent updates Odonatological...
http://powell.colgate.edu/wda/dragonfly.htm

Dragonfly FAQs, dragonfly anatomy, a key to Swedish dragonflies and damselflies, how to catch and raise dragonflies, photographs, photography tips, dragonfly sex and much more from Martin Peterson's dragonfly website.
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-90582/dragonfly/dragonfly.html

Species lists and date records for New York City; links.
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New York Odes Lists  COUNTY RECORDS DATE RECORDS Damselflies Around NYC New York Area Damselflies Dragonflies Around NYC New York Area Dragonflies New Jersey Odonates Fort Tilden Migration Connecticut Odonates Connecticut Odonates...
http://www.hmana.org/mulberry/features/odelists.htm

Extensive site with miscellaneous information about dragonflies, checklists for several states in the central US, an extensive bibiliography, images, trip reports from around the world, and links.
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Roy Beckemeyer's Odonata Page  This is a copy of one of a series of dragonfly-related book labels designed by one of the pioneer North American odonatologists, C. H. Kennedy, and used by him on his books and papers. I particularly like this one, as...
http://www.windsofkansas.com/Bodonata/odonata.html

Ed Lam's site with information about the upcoming field guide to northeastern US damselflies; high-quality images of damselflies and dragonflies; guide and checklist to the Odonata of Central Park, New York City; and other images.
http://homepage.mac.com/edlam/

Guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Iowa. Includes checklists, photos, notes, and range maps.
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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Iowa  For all of the species recorded in the state you will find: Photos (many taken in Iowa) State global status codes Range information including maps Flight season and abundance data State county checklists Species of concern information Form for adding...
http://www.iowaodes.com/

Photos and information on their behavior.
http://www.chaparraltree.com/mn/dragonflies.shtml

An illustrated guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of North America. Includes a primer on Odonata biology and identification tips for each genus.
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SPECIAL EXHIBITS Dragonflies  Press except where otherwise noted) They sat quietly, feet out of the water now, drying in the warm air. A large green and blue dragonfly flew past, then past again, wings glistening A darner Frank said Have you ever seen...
http://www.gloriamundipress.com/exhibits_dragonflies.htm

Photographs by Glenn Corbiere of Chester, Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts Dragonfly Images and Damselfly Images  All of the images on this web site are best viewed with a screen resolution of 1024 x 768) Image Gallery One Image Gallery Two Image Gallery Three Image Gallery Four Gallery: Dragonflies in Flight Listing of all Photos by...
http://www.dragonhunter.net/

Photos and information on English Odonata by Jean and David Dell.
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Index.html  This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them....
http://website.lineone.net/~dragonflies.dells/

Dragonflies and Damselflies in the UK - particularly in North Buckinghamshire
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Dragonflies and Damselflies  There are seven main sections to the UK based site. This gives a brief narrative describing why I became interested in Dragonflies and Damselflies along with a few useful links. Here you will find a diary of site visits made...
http://www.ghmahoney.org.uk/dragonfly/

A photographic guide to New Jersey dragonflies and damselflies. Includes detailed species accounts, information about the New Jersey Odonata Survey, threatened species, data and checklists, and a reporting form.
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New Jersey Odonata  Furthering the knowledge of dragonflies and damselflies in New Jersey. Report-A-Bug NJ Odonata Survey Species Accounts Photos New Jersey's Species of Concern State, County Seasonal Data Other Stuff NEWS FLASH Chip finds a new state Odonate! Click Here for Details...
http://www.njodes.com/

Giff Beaton's site with numerous photos and identification tips for most of the state's species.
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Damselflies and Dragonflies  Click on the links below to view identification-oriented photos for Georgia's odonates by family. Note that all species now have flight dates listed, though not all known records have dates so with some rare species the dates are incomplete. Damselflies...
http://www.giffbeaton.com/dragonflies.htm

High-resolution pictures of 29 species by Robert Geerts.
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European dragonflies and damselflies  ...
http://www.dragonflies.de/

Introduction and cultural odonatology references.
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Odonata Stuff from Ron Lyons  Skimmer in partial obelisk posture) A Quick Intro to Dragonflies and Damselflies Expanded Introduction written for Feb 97 electronic journal of the Internet Pond Society (includes inline images, some from other sites) Bibliography some references books, guides, etc. Checklist of...
http://uci.net/~pondhawk/odonata/

Information and photographs of Odonata in Denmark by Erland Refling Nielsen.
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Danish Dragonflies  All pictures protected by Copyrights. Contact autor for permission to use elsewhere. Introduction to website and Odonata Odonata flying Odonata foraging Odonata emerging Visit to Texas, May 2005 Books about Dragonflies Which Species is this damselfly This website has been...
http://home1.stofanet.dk/erland_refling/danish_dragonflies.htm

Photographs of the Odonata of eastern Canada by Tim Allison.
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Tim's Page of Odonates Dragonflies on the net  The goal of this page is to provide links to some of the better odonata web sites on the internet, and to show photographs of some of the more common species in Eastern Canada. As they turn up, I may...
http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/tjallison/odes.html

Checklist, range maps, and photos of Arizona damselflies and dragonflies.
http://www.azodes.com/

Features pictures, checklist, information, links, and literature list on odonates.
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Website of the European Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order: Odonata)  ...
http://www.libellen.nl/europa/

Archives and information about the e-mail list for dragonfly biology.
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The Odonata-l Archives  You can get more information about this list or you can download the full raw archive 28 MB Archive View by: Downloadable version October 2005 Thread Subject Author Date Gzip'd Text 7 KB September 2005 Thread Subject Author Date Gzip'd...
http://mail.ups.edu/pipermail/odonata-l/

Overview and photographs of the dragonflies and damselflies of southern Texas.
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Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)  Valley and presumed to occur. This figure, representing only four counties, totals 35% of the Texas odonates, approximately 14% of North America's odonates, and the list continues to grow. Many of the Valley's odonates exhibit tropical affinities and are widespread...
http://www.fermatainc.com/nat_odonates.html

Photos, videos, and articles by Takashi Aoki.
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 Akitsu shima which means a odonates island, and also called Toyo ashihara mizuho no kuni, a wet island having a rich crop. Because we Japanese have lived on rice for more than 2500 years with a huge number of odonates...
http://www013.upp.so-net.ne.jp/odonata_jp/

Links to sites concerning dragonfly biology, pictures, books, and regional information.
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Dragonfly Site Tons of Pictures, Information, Gifts, More!  Check out their dragonfly pictures made with REAL DRAGONFLIES Wow! Check out our INFORMATION on DRAGONFLIES! Lots of links to pictures of dragonflies, dragonfly books, dragonfly biology, dragonfly groups and more! Dragonfly Site Home Dragonfly Pictures Dragonfly Life Cycle Dragonfly...
http://www.dragonfly-site.com/

Checklist of Finland's 52 species of Odonata, portraits, and some impressive action photos showing copulation, foraging, territorial fighting, and courtship displays.
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Sami Karjalainen: The Dragonflies of Finland  Distribution maps were updated: one new species and seven new provincical records were made in 2004 17th April 2005 Sympecma paedisca has been found also this year. 20th May 2004 Big news: Sympecma paedisca has been found as new to...
http://www.korento.net/dragonflies.html

A scientific society founded in 1996 for the improvement of odonatological science and the protection of dragonflies.
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International Dragonfly Fund  This part will be shown to those who do not have JavaScript support in their browser, or have chosen to turn it off. It's your own responsibility to give (or not give) useful content to such users This section is...
http://www.calopteryx.de/idf/index.html

Species maps, county lists, and images.
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Ohio Odonata Survey  Society is an evolution of the Ohio Odonata Survey. The society exists to promote knowledge and appreciation of Odonata in Ohio. These web pages are your link to the Ohio Odonata Society and its operations in Ohio. You can read...
http://www.marietta.edu/~odonata/

Photographs, checklists, and range maps for dragonflies and damselflies of United States, Canada, and Mexico, with special emphasis on species in Texas and surrounding states.
http://www.odonatacentral.com/

Photo gallery of Odonata in Maryland and Minnesota, USA by une Tveekrem.
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MD dragonflies  This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them....
http://www.toadmail.com/~damselfly/

A PDF format online book by Hassan Amjad; links.
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West Virginia Dragonflies Home  The dragonfly is an insect belonging to the Order Odonata Suborder Anisoptera and characterized by large multifaceted eyes two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies typically eat mosquitoes midges and other small insects like flies, bees,...
http://www.wvdragonfly.us/

Images of Odonata from the Czech Republic taken by Josef Hlasek. No explanatory text.
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Dragonflies Wildlife Photo Gallery Europe Photoarchives Josef and Lubomir HlaseK  Photoarchives wildlife picturesDragonflies  Preview: Aeschna affinis 4245 Aeschna caerulea 2486 Aeschna cyanea 2493 Aeschna cyanea 2505 Aeschna cyanea 2506 Aeschna grandis 2545 Aeschna isosceles 2477 Aeschna isosceles 2517 Aeschna isosceles 4250 Aeschna mixta 2532 Anax imperator 2533 Anax imperator 2534...
http://www.hlasek.com/ccvazky1an.html

Field checklist and annotated gallery of photos by Jeff Pippen.
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North Carolina Damselflies and Dragonflies  If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to email me at 106 115 112 105 112 112 101 110 064 100 117 107 101 046 101 100 117 Above is a field checklist for the Dragonflies of North...
http://www.duke.edu/~jspippen/dragonflies.htm

Checklist, county maps, and other resources.
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 These pages were designed to view with a screen resolution of 1024 X 768 pixels and 24 bit true color. Java Scripts must be enabled to view properly. Last modified 09/08/2004 Steve Valley, 2000 Visits since 8/30/97 Links2Go Key Resource...
http://www.ent.orst.edu/ore_dfly/

Odonata checklists, photos, and information for species in North America, with special emphasis on Texas.
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Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of North America OdonataCentral  This site is designed to make available what we know about the distribution, biogeography and biodiversity of Odonata (dragonflies damselflies) in North America, including Mexico. Special emphasis, however, is placed on Texas and the surrounding states. Use the navigation bars...
http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/