Dragonflies

Anisoptera

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Anisoptera (Dragonflies) is a group of Odonata. There are 3105 species of dragonflies, in 366 genera and 11 families. This group has been around since the Pliensbachian Age. Dragonflies are fast moving animals.

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fastMoving
Definition: Organism that is capable of fast, active locomotion.

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EOL has data for 15 attributes, including:

eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Paratendipes
first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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183 million years ago
habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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terrestrial habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002009
- Definition: A habitat that is on or at the boundary of the surface of the Earth.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Falco sparverius Linnaeus 1758 (American kestrel)
locomotion
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
- Definition: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]
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aerial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000366
- Definition: Behavior related to the movement of an organism from one location to another through the air.
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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612
preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002458
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Falco subbuteo Linnaeus 1758 (Eurasian Hobby)
preys on
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002439
- Definition: An interaction relationship involving a predation process, where the subject kills the target in order to eat it or to feed to siblings, offspring or group members
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Tabanus
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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insectivore
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088
- Definition: organism that eats insects.
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trophic level
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1053008
- Definition: position of an organism in a food web. May be described verbally with descriptors including primary producer, herbivore or carnivore. If described numerically, 1 indicates a primary producer, 2 a herbivore, and so on up the food web.
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carnivore
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875
- Definition: organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of dragonflies. View this species on GBIF

dragonflies Habitats

The environments in which many dragonflies species are known to live. Select an environment to see its dragonflies species checklist.

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Dragonfly Habitats

The environments in which many dragonflies species are known to live. Select an environment to see its dragonflies species checklist.

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