The inn wings give a clue
Dragonflies and dragonflies don't rest the same way.
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The Tagis guide describes dragonflies with two pairs of similar wings, usually closed or slightly open vertically when they land. Dragonflies keep them open horizontally. It is a first observation clue, not a species identification. Dragonflies adults can move away from the watercourses thanks to their flight capacity.
Both groups belong to the Odonata order. The guide highlights the compound eyes, the short antennas and jaws used to capture other animals. Among the prey are flies and mosquitoes: these wings are part of a history of predators, not just colors.
Connection to water also changes with the phase of life. Dragonflies need it to complete the cycle, but adults can hunt in sunny clearings, far from the river where they were born. Seeing an adult on a path does not allow them to locate their breeding point. Compare the position of the wings, behavior and environment without turning an isolated clue into an identification.
Wings, water and food
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Another insect with an aquatic phase
Small shelters underwater →Flies: visitors to flowers
It looks like a wasp, but it can be a fly →The banks are also part of the river
The river also has a forest →
Source and context
Tagis — Insects in Order, Odonata, dragonflies, dragonflies and friganiums (pp. 39–43 and 74)
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