Dragonflies and Damselfies have existed on Earth for somewhere in the region of 325 million years, making them some of the most ancient creatures we share the planet with. The oldest fossils belong to the order Protodonata, some of which had wingspans of around a metre! These are the ancestors of modern dragonflies and damselflies and were in evidence during the time of the dinosaurs.   The dragonflies and damselflies we see today belong to the order Odonata which comes from