River Cruisers

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Hexapoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Odonata

Family: Macromiidae

The dragonflies in this family are known for flying right down the middle of streams and rivers at high speeds. They even fly right down the middle of roads!

River cruisers are large dragonflies. Most species in this family have green eyes that almost meet at the top of their heads.

Females in this family lay their eggs by dipping the tip of their abdomen in the water as they fly over it.

There are nine species found in North America.