"K30a" wrote in message
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Dragonflies are one of my favorite subjects to research.
The US military has studied dragonflies to see how they 'work'. They are
an
absolute miracle when you get right down to it.
They can buzz along at 35 miles per hour and reverse direction within a
body
length. They can hover and fly backward with ease.
They actually fly in 'antiphase' as their two sets of wings operate
independently of each other in that the hind pair of wings operate on the
air
before the front pair.
Their compound eyes have between 10,000 and 30,000 individual facets. Each
eye
can be moved and adjusted while tracking down their prey.
Their breeding habits are downright strange but we'll leave that for
another
snip

Yes, but I also remember from my child hood days, that my Snoopy
Encyclopedia told me they would also gore your tongue out. I vividly
remember Peppermint Patty running around with her hands over her mouth. I
don't care what Charlie Brown said, I keep my mouth shut when I am near my
Dragon flies.

BV.