An excellent introduction

Steve Brooks' book "Dragonflies" is an excellent introduction to the Odonata or odonates, a group of insects comprising dragonflies, damselflies and anisozygopterans. The book looks like a shorter version of Jill Sillsby's "Dragonflies of the world", and seems to be partially based on that book.

Brooks covers all aspects of dragonfly and damselfly behaviour: feeding, mating, flying, the larval stages. There is a chapter on odonates and humans. There is also a section mentioning every known family of the Odonata. The book is superbly illustrated with glowing photos, all in colour. (It should be noted that the anisozygopterans are mentioned mostly in passing. But then, there are only two species of those!)

"Dragonflies" is definitely worth buying if you have even a passing interest in these large, sturdy and completely harmless bugs...