Dragonflies are insects belonging to the order Odonata. While dragonflies and damselflies are often confused, they have some distinguishing characteristics. Dragonflies hold their wings horizontally when resting, while damselflies hold theirs together. Dragonflies also have broader hind wings near the base and touching eyes. Though not actually flies, dragonflies have six legs and a head, thorax, and abdomen body structure like flies. However, dragonflies have four transparent, membranous wings, whereas flies only have two. Their large compound eyes take up most of their head. Dragonflies come in various colors and can beat their wings independently at 50-90 beats per second. They are among the fastest insects and can hover and