CONCLUSION
We provided evidence for cannibalism in odonates based on our
observations and literature review. Our results are indicative of higher
proportion of female driven cannibalism compared to intrasexual
cannibalism and reversed sexual cannibalism. In Anisoptera, cannibalism
occurs between two mature individuals, and between mature and immature
individuals. Whereas in Zygoptera mature individuals chiefly acted as
cannibal and mostly tenerals become prey. We recommend testing the
different mechanisms of cannibalism in adult odonates through
experimental studies. Future studies should focus on an experimental
approach to determine the ecological and evolutionary driver of
cannibalism in odonates.