. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Rural School Leaflet 1287 the dragon flies Anna Botsford Comstock. The dragon flies are chil- bright day they may be seen over the brooksides and the cloud obscures the sun, they There are two general di- which are easily recognized if The true dragon flies extend while they bask in the sun or damsel flies fold their wings resting. The damsel flics
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Rural School Leaflet 1287 the dragon flies Anna Botsford Comstock. The dragon flies are chil- bright day they may be seen over the brooksides and the cloud obscures the sun, they There are two general di- which are easily recognized if The true dragon flies extend while they bask in the sun or damsel flies fold their wings resting. The damsel flics also dren of the sun. On any darting hither and thither margins of ponds, but, if a disappear as if by magic, visions of the dragon flies, the creatures are seen at rest, both wings, as if in flight, rest in the shadow, but the together over the back when have bodies more brilliantly colored than do the dragon flies, and they are more slender and delicate in form. It is only during the winged stage that dragon flies and damsel flies are creatures of the sunshine and the air. They lay their eggs in the water, and from these eggs hatch creatures that are real ogres to other creatures that Hve on the bottom of the ponds. These young dragon flies are called nymphs; they are dingy in color, have six legs and no wings, although the wing pads on the back show where the wings are to be. Each one has a lower lip that covers the lower part of the face like a mask, but that can be thrust out far beyond the head to seize some insect not suspecting danger. The dragon fly and the damsel fly nymphs move so slowly and so harmonize with the color of their background that they are always in ambush awaiting their victims. The ti*ue dragon fly n^anph has a peculiar method of breathing. There is an enlargement in the rear end of the alimentary canal from which the breathing tubes lead in all directions. The nymph draws water into this cavnty, thus bringing with the water air that is taken into the
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