This outstanding monograph presents a critical review of information, published and unpublished, worldwide, on the behaviour and ecology of dragonflies in all s

Dragonflies are among the most ancient of living creatures – few insect groups fascinate as much or are more immediately recognisable.

Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive and accessible overview of one of the world’s most popular insect groups, the Odonata. Written for interested ama

Habitat selection and oviposition; The egg stage; The larval stage: general; Growth, metamorphosis and emergence; Adult life: general; Adult feeding behaviour;

A lavishly illustrated introduction to the world's dragonflies and damselflies Dragonflies and damselflies are often called birdwatchers’ insects. Large, brig