small non-stinging insects, similar to dragonflies but generally smaller and they fold their wings when at rest.

Aquatic insects of the suborder Zygoptera (order Odonata), whose wings are usually held above the body at rest; larval forms (nymphs) frequently used for trout, bass, sunfish.

Any of the conspicuous and elongated insect aerialists of the suborder Zygoptera (Order Odonata). Distinguished from their larger cousins, the dragonflies, by their smaller, more delicate form, as well as their habit of holding their wings above the body when at rest, while the dragonflies rest with their wings outstretched. Appreciated for both their beauty and their voracious appetite for mosquitos.