Excerpt from Guide to the Insects of Connecticut, Vol. 5: The Odonata or Dragonflies of Connecticut Dragonflies are among the most beautifully colored and deli cately constructed oi all insects. They deserve consideration by the amateur naturalist, as well as the professional. Moreover, they are desirable tenants in mosquito-plagued districts and, if they could only' be reared in large numbers, would form a natural arm of defense against a universal nuisance. Few insects combine such a useful career with the natural beauty that we find in dragonflies, and so it is hoped that the present small contribution will help some one at least to know the dragonfly better and to appreciate its many admirable qualities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.