Damselfly

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/damselfly

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Order Odonata, Suborder Zygoptera
2. What does a damselfly look like when it is resting?Damselflies hold their two pairs of wings straight up over their bodies when they rest. Their bodies are thin and have a long, slender tail.
3. How do damselfly nymphs breathe underwater?The nymph, or baby damselfly, lives in water and breathes through tiny gills on the back of its abdomen.

Oviposition: The act or process of laying eggs, typically by an insect or fish.
Benthic: Relating to or occurring at the bottom of a body of water.
Bioindicator: An organism whose presence, absence, or abundance reflects the condition of an ecosystem.