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2. Odonata - Wikipedia

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   Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies.The two groups are distinguished with dragonflies (suborder Epiprocta) usually being bulkier with large compound eyes together and wings spread up or out at rest, while damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) are usually more slender with eyes placed apart and wings folded together along body at rest.

3. Fairyfly - Wikipedia

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   The Mymaridae, commonly known as fairyflies or fairy wasps, are a family of chalcidoid wasps found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions throughout the world. The family contains around 100 genera with 1,400 species. Fairyflies are very tiny insects, like most chalcidoid wasps, mostly ranging from 0.5 to 1.0 mm (0.020 to 0.039 in) long.

4. Dragonfly - Wikipedia

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   A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world. Adult dragonflies are characterised by a pair of large ...

5. Insects in art - Wikipedia

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   For some Native American tribes, dragonflies represent swiftness and activity; for the Navajo, they symbolize pure water. They are a common motif in Zuni pottery; stylized as a double-barred cross, they appear in Hopi rock art and on Pueblo necklaces. Images of dragonflies are common in Art Nouveau, especially in jewellery designs.

6. Insects in mythology - Wikipedia

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   Insects have appeared in mythology around the world from ancient times. Among the insect groups featuring in myths are the bee, fly, butterfly, cicada, dragonfly, praying mantis and scarab beetle . Insect myths may present the origins of a people, or of their skills such as finding honey. Other myths concern the nature of the gods or their ...

7. List of dragons in mythology and folklore - Wikipedia

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   Aido Wedo. The Rainbow Serpent of Dahomey mythology . Ayida-Weddo. A loa in Dahomey mythology who is married to Damballa. Ayida-Weddo is also mentioned in Haitian Vodou. Damballa. A loa featured in West African mythology in addition to African-American Vodou. Bida. A serpent of Soninke mythology.

8. Common whitetail - Wikipedia

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   Libellula trimaculata De Geer, 1773. The common whitetail or long-tailed skimmer ( Plathemis lydia) is a common dragonfly across much of North America, with a striking and unusual appearance. The male's chunky white body (about 5 cm or 2 inches long), combined with the brownish-black bands on its otherwise translucent wings, give it a checkered ...

9. Fun and Fancy Free - Wikipedia

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   Box office. $3.165 million (worldwide rentals) [ 1] Fun and Fancy Free is a 1947 American animated musical fantasy anthology film produced by Walt Disney and Ben Sharpsteen and released on September 27, 1947 by RKO Radio Pictures. The film is a compilation of two stories: Bongo, narrated by Dinah Shore and loosely based on the short story ...