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  • BG Dragonflies and Damselflies

    Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) belong to the group of insects of the Phylum Arthropoda. There are 168 species in South Africa and of these 117 can be found in KwaZulu-Natal. Dragonflies are appropriately named because they have large eyes. The word dragon is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘to see clearly’. Fossil records show that during Carboniferous times, dragonflies had a wingspan of up to 75 centimetres