Thedragonflyisveryinterestinginsect.Manypeoplesayitlookslikeanairplanebecauseo____itslargewingsanditslong,narrowbody.Ithastwopairsofwings,onepairrightbehindtheother.Dragonflieslivearoundswampsandotherp____wherethewaterisquitestill.Theyeatmosquitoesandothersmallinsects,whichtheyc____forfoodwiththeirlegsorjaws.Indestroyingmosquitoes,dragonfliesperformagreatserve.
Thedragonflyhasbigeyesmadeupofmanysmallerones.Becauseofthis,dragonfliescanseeina____alldirectionsatthesametime.Whenadragonflyseesanenemycoming,theinsectcanflysoquicklythatitusuallyisa____toescape.
Thef____dragonflylayshereggsonthesurfaceofthewateroronplantsjustbeneaththesurface.Asarule,theeggshatchinabouttwoweeks.Smalldragonfliesliveunderthesurfaceofthewaterfromonetofiveyearsandchangetheirskinsmanytimesb____comingfromthewaterasfull-growndragonflies.