The odanates are the order of insects that include the dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera). The opening of the University of California Museum Of Paleontology's web page on the Odanata is brief and to the point: "The order Odonata ("toothed ones") includes some of the most ancient and beautiful insects that ever roamed Earth, as well as some of the largest flying invertebrates ever to have lived. … This order is very diverse with about 5000 species, and its members are easy to observe."
I have published two posts: Tuesday, August 30 and Tuesday, September 13, both of which featured the odanates. They have also appeared in any number of other posts. I am convinced, based solely on my own personal observations, that the odanates are far more numerous than the lepidoptera (butterflies) in Bexar County.
The following photographs were taken on my walk along the Leon Creek Greenway on August 31. These are all Dragonflies:
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