Southern hawker dragonfly
Dragonflies are magnificent fliers and menacing aerial predators. They are capable of catching other insects in flight which they devour with their extremely powerful jaws. Dragonflies are the only insect capable of flying backwards.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 264/1998/27
- Category
- Natural History
- Collection Class
- Arthropods
- Collector Excavator
- Miles, Mr Frederick (from the collection of)
- Common Name
- southern hawker dragonfly
- Simple Name
- insect: dragonfly
