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Blue-tipped Dancer

Argia tibialis

The Blue-tipped Dancer is a beautiful dragonfly with bright blue tips on its wings. It flits around ponds and streams, dancing in the air as it hunts for tiny insects to eat.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Blue-tipped Dancer has a slender, dark body, often appearing black or dark brown. Males are distinct with a bright sky-blue tip on their abdomen, while females are duller. Its four clear, delicate wings are held together above its back when at rest.

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Blue-tipped Dancer
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Blue-tipped Dancer

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Before they fly, Blue-tipped Dancers live underwater as nymphs for months or even years!

If a predator tries to grab them, they might shed a leg to escape, which is pretty wild!

Male Blue-tipped Dancers flash their bright blue tails to attract mates, like a tiny signal light!

They can perch very still, but are always ready to zoom after a tasty mosquito!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Sight

Blue-tipped Dancer has huge compound eyes that help them see almost all around, spotting tiny flying snacks or sneaky predators.

Fähigkeit

Acrobatic Flight

Blue-tipped Dancer can dart, hover, and even fly backwards using its strong wings, helping them catch food and escape danger.

Fähigkeit

Sticky Legs

Blue-tipped Dancer has tiny spines on its legs that help them create a 'basket' to scoop up small insects mid-air, making hunting super effective.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-40 mm
Größe
25-35 mm
Lebenserwartung
365-730 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny hunters eat small flying insects, keeping pesky bugs away from watery places.

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs eat aquatic invertebrates; adults eat flying insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • gnats
  • midges
  • small flies

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Adults can be eaten by hungry frogs near water's edge.

eats

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Birds snatch them from the air as a quick, protein-rich snack.

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

They help control mosquito populations by catching them in flight.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's safe to watch dragonflies, but don't try to catch them. They are delicate creatures.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Blue-tipped Dancer?

30-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Blue-tipped Dancer?

25-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Blue-tipped Dancer?

365-730 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Blue-tipped Dancer?

15 km/h

Was frisst Blue-tipped Dancer?

These tiny hunters eat small flying insects, keeping pesky bugs away from watery places.

Wo findet man Blue-tipped Dancer normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Blue-tipped Dancer?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Blue-tipped Dancer?

6

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