There are over 150 different species or types of dragonfly in Texas. Dragonflies are in the insect order, Odonata, which comes from a Greek word meaning tooth. Dragonflies are insects, which means they have six legs, and their body is split into three parts, the head, thorax and abdomen. They have a pair of compound eyes and a mouth with sharp teeth on their head. Their legs and four wings connect to the thorax and the long abdomen contains most of their organs. Dragonflies have a large pair of compound eyes, which take up most of their head. The compound eyes are made up of thousands of individual eyes called ommatidia.
There are over 150 different species or types of dragonfly in Texas. Dragonflies are in the insect order, Odonata, which comes from a Greek word meaning tooth. Dragonflies are insects, which means they have six legs, and their body is split into three parts, the head, thorax and abdomen. They have a pair of compound eyes and a mouth with sharp teeth on their head. Their legs and four wings connect to the thorax and the long abdomen contains most of their organs. Dragonflies have a large pair of compound eyes, which take up most of their head. The compound eyes are made up of thousands of individual eyes called ommatidia.