Here is a short glossary of some of the terms used in the blog posts, hopefully this will help any non-odeists who accidentally wander this way to understand things.
Ode = abbreviation of Odonata meaning all dragonflies and damselflies.
Dragonfly = a big one sort of.
Damselfly = a little one sort of.
Teneral = newly emerged flying insect.
Exuviae = the husk of the Larva.
Larva = the water-living insect before it emerges as a flying ode.
Head = the bit with the eyes!
Thorax = the bit the wings are bolted on to.
Abdomen = the long and generally colourful bit.
Genitalia = the fun parts used for ode dating!
Segment = a clearly defined section of the abdomen, numbered from the thorax back i.e. 1 to 9.
Paraprocts = the lower bits that stick out from the tail
end of the abdomen.
Cersus = the upper bits that stick out from the tail end of the abdomen.
Claspers = joint term for both bits that stick out from the tail end of the abdomen.