Simple photoreceptive organs aiding flight stability.
Glossary Category:
Odonate
Any member of the order Odonata.
Ommatidium
A single optical unit of the compound eye.
Ovipositing
The act of laying eggs.
Ovipositor
A sclerotised structure used to insert eggs into substrates.
Pleurite
A lateral sclerite of an abdominal segment. See also: Tergite, Sternite.
Polymorphic
Exhibiting multiple forms. Opposite: Monomorphic.
Posterior
Toward the rear of the body. Opposite: Anterior.
Prolarva
The first post-hatching stage.
Pronotum
A dorsal plate on the prothorax.