Some are large and some are small.
Some are bright and some are dull.
There are black ones and bright blue ones, or green ones with blue eyes.
Some are marked with red and yellow.
They are a very gay family.
The dragon fly family is also a very old one.
Indeed, it is one of the oldest families on earth.
Long before there were bees or butterflies or dogs or horses or human beings, there were dragon flies.
Don't you suppose that may be why the dragon fly is such a strange-looking insect?
It does not look like other insects; it is very old-fashioned, like the pine trees.