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one of the easiest ways to tell a dragonfly from a damselfly is
the size. Dragonflies are usually thicker-bodied and much
larger. Usually. One lovely exception is the Red
Dragonfly which, at barely more than 25 mm long, is one the
smallest dragonflies in the world (less than half the size of the
damselfly described under the letter D).
These tiny hunters (and their close
relatives) are found in wet heathlands and swamps both in
Australia and South-east Asia. Like damselflies, the adults
hunt in the air catching flying insects on the wing while the
juveniles hunt under water catching small aquatic animals.
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