2. Basking Malachite Damselfly

3. Physical Description Has a bright metallic- green body with white, powdery splashes on its head and thorax Sits with its wings held open In this position, the black and white wing patches are very conspicuous

4. Body Structure Bilaterally Symmetrical Jointed Exoskeleton Body Segmented Single Ventral Nerve Cord Head Thorax Abdomen ARTHROPODA INSECTA

5. Circulatory System Open Circulatory System Ectothermic 3 Chambers in Heart

6. Reproduction Mate in flight Male grasps the female at her neck with claspers located at the end of his abdomen so that the two fly in tandem Female then curls round her abdomen to take sperm from the male Female deposits her eggs on plants that overhang the streams of their habitat

7. Growth/Development http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezq_JWd1Sd8

8. Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Odonata- Dragonflies and Damselflies Family: Lestoidea Genus: Chlorolestes Species: Apricans Scientific Name: Chlorolestes Apricans

9. Habitat The Basking Malachite Damselfly lives along clear, rocky, shallow streams with long overhanging grasses and bushes.

10. The Basking Malachite’s main habitat lies among rivers in the Eastern Cape Region of South Africa, where fewer than 1,000 adult species live.

11. Reasons Why Endangered Cattle Farming Trampling of cattle on riverbanks is destroying the plants upon which females deposit their eggs Detergent from washing clothes in rivers. Preyed upon by Rainbow Trout. The last location is not being protected. No action being taken.

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