Requirements
- 1.
What are Odonates?
- 2.
Know how many species of damselflies and species of dragonflies are in your Country (or State/Provence) and Continent and Worldwide.
- 3.
How do dragonflies and damselflies differ?
- 4.
What separates Odes from other insects?
- 5.
What other insects look a bit like odes?
- 6.
Describe and draw the life cycle of an ode.
- 7.
Know the following terms regarding Odonates:
- a.
Exuviae
- b.
Ocelli
- c.
Crepuscular
- d.
Cerci
- e.
Pruinescence
- f.
Wing Veins
- g.
Wing Cells
- h.
Compound eyes
- i.
Segments
- j.
Pterothorax
- k.
Labium
- l.
Forewing
- m.
Pterostigma
- n.
Hindwing
- o.
Frons
- a.
- 8.
Of what value are odes and why should we study them?
- 9.
Identify and observe at least 15 species of Odonates. Record their location, habitat and date of finding.
- 10.
Demonstrate how to properly catch and release an Odonate without injuring it. Skill Level
Advanced requirements
Completed after the requirements above, for the advanced version of this honor.
- 1.
Complete the basic requirements of the Odonates Honor.
- 2.
Define the following terms as they relate to the Odonates.
- a.
labium
- b.
exuviae
- c.
crepuscular
- d.
compound eyes
- e.
ocelli
- f.
pterothorax
- g.
veins
- h.
cells
- i.
forewing
- j.
hindwing
- k.
frons
- l.
pterostigma
- m.
eye seam
- n.
cerci
- o.
lateral stripes
- o.
segments
- o.
pruinescence
- a.
- 3.
Find and identify, sketch or photograph specimens representing at least 3 families of Damselflies and 4 families of Dragonflies found on your continent.
- 4.
Find and identify 30 species Odonates. Be sure to include pertinent information as to locality, habitat, and date, time of day and weather conditions.
- 5.
Know how to catch, mount, and display specimens of Odonates. Skill Level
About this honor
- Category
- Nature
- Skill level
- 2
- Division
- North American Division
- Edition
- 2011
- Original honor
- 2011
Requirements are published by AdventSource for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Advent Clubs reproduces them here for club leaders and links the original document above.