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    Dragonflies have six spindly legs, and a body that is only a few times longer than it is wide. Mayflies have rows of gills on the sides of their abdomen. Dragonflies and damselflies are often mistaken from one another.

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    Dragonflies have six spindly legs, and a body that is only a few times longer than it is wide. Mayflies have rows of gills on the sides of their abdomen. Dragonflies and damselflies are often mistaken from one another.

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    Dragonflies have six spindly legs, and a body that is only a few times longer than it is wide. Mayflies have rows of gills on the sides of their abdomen. Dragonflies and damselflies are often mistaken from one another.

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    ColoradoRiverInsectDescriptions

    GoldenStonefly:
    Livesinflowingwaters(rivers)Clearmembrane,andlongantennae.Hastuffandgillsbehind
    eachleg.Canreachalengthofabout2incheslong.DarkBrown/Blackwithmanypatternson
    itsback.

    Mayfly:
    Hasrowsofgillsonthesidesofitsabdomen.Eatssmallplantsandanimals.FemaleMayflies
    dieaftereggsarelaidinwater.Hastwopairsofwingsthatareheldverticallywhentheinsectis
    resting.Hasbrownstripesalongitsthreetailsandisdark/lightbrown.

    Cranefly:
    Thetailhasupto39segments.Itsgillsareonhislowerabdomen.Itscategorizedbya
    Vshapeonthebackitsthoraxanditswingvenation.Hasaslenderbodyandstiltlikelegs

    WaterStrider:
    Thestriderhasclawsonitsfeetthatarisebeforethetipwhichallowsthemtoskiponwater.
    Theyeatsmallinsectsandareusuallyfoundinstreamsandponds.Ithaslonglegsandusually
    aslenderbody.

    Damselfly:
    Damselsaresmallandblue.Usuallyseenmorefrequentlythandragonflies.Adultdragonflies
    anddamselfliesareoftenmistakenfromoneanother.However,Damselfliesfoldorclosetheir
    wingsovertheirbackandparalleltotheirbody.Theirbodiesarenarrowandhavefinerfeatures.

    Dragonfly:
    Theyhavesixspindlylegs,twofairlybigeyesandtwowings.Thedragonfliesgillsareonhis
    abdomen,andareusuallybrownandgreen.

    Truefly:
    Theyarefoundinwarmwater.Whiteinsectwithashortandstreamlinedbody.Muscleis
    containedonthesecondsegmentandinsomecaseshaslargecompoundeyesonthesidesof
    thehead.

    Dragonfly:
    Ithassixspindlylegs,andabodythatisonlyafewtimeslongerthanitiswide.Theyhavetwo
    fairlybigeyes.Theyhavelongthinbodies,verylargeeyes,andtheyholdtheir2pairsofwings
    outflatoneitherside.Usuallybrownorgreenish.

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