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Blue Corporal

Ladona deplanata

The Blue Corporal is a beautiful dragonfly with bright blue colors. It loves to fly around ponds and wetlands, catching little bugs in mid-air. Watching them zoom is a fun sight!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Blue Corporal is a stout dragonfly, with adult males sporting a striking powdery blue abdomen that contrasts with black markings near the tip. Females are typically yellowish-brown. Their clear wings often have dark veins and a small black spot at the leading edge.

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Blue Corporal
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Blue Corporal

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A male Blue Corporal will fiercely guard his sunny pond territory from rivals.

Blue Corporal nymphs can shoot water out their rear to jet propel themselves!

Their wings beat so fast, they often hum while hovering like tiny helicopters.

They are one of the first dragonflies to emerge in early spring each year.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Sight

Blue Corporal can spot tiny prey from far away because its huge compound eyes give it nearly 360-degree vision.

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobats

Blue Corporal can dart, hover, and even fly backward, thanks to independent wing control that makes it an expert flyer.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Hunter

Blue Corporal nymphs have a lightning-fast extendable lower jaw that shoots out to grab unsuspecting underwater prey.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
45-65 mm
Größe
28-36 mm
Lebenserwartung
28-42 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15-40 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

They are fierce insect hunters, catching other bugs both as nymphs underwater and as flying adults!

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs hunt underwater prey like tadpoles, while adults catch flying insects in the air.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • flies
  • gnats
  • midges
  • tadpoles
  • small aquatic insects

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common Malaria Mosquito

Anopheles quadrimaculatus

Adults prey on these flying insects.

hunts

Lake Midge

Chironomus plumosus

Adults catch these small flying insects in mid-air.

eaten by

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Fish, especially bass, prey on Blue Corporal nymphs.

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Frogs will ambush and eat adult dragonflies.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Insectivorous birds like kingbirds hunt adult dragonflies.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Dragonflies are harmless and fun to watch, but don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Blue Corporal?

45-65 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Blue Corporal?

28-36 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Blue Corporal?

28-42 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Blue Corporal?

15-40 km/h

Was frisst Blue Corporal?

They are fierce insect hunters, catching other bugs both as nymphs underwater and as flying adults!

Wo findet man Blue Corporal normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Blue Corporal?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Blue Corporal?

6

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