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California Darner

Rhionaeschna californica

The California Darner is a beautiful dragonfly with bright colors and long wings. It loves to fly over ponds and streams, catching bugs in the air. Watching them zip around is a fun sight!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The California Darner has a robust body, usually featuring a bright green thorax and a striking blue abdomen, especially in mature males. Its large compound eyes meet at the top of its head, a key feature distinguishing it from other dragonflies, giving it an almost helmeted appearance.

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California Darner
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California Darner

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

California Darners warm up in the sun by pointing their heads at it, like tiny solar panels!

Dragonflies were among Earth's first winged insects, flying millions of years before dinosaurs!

Their babies, called nymphs, live underwater for years before they finally emerge and fly!

They can hunt with incredible precision, snatching tiny flies right out of the air mid-flight!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Sight

California Darner has huge compound eyes that give it almost 360-degree vision, helping them spot tiny prey and predators.

Fähigkeit

Acrobatic Pilot

California Darner can move its two pairs of wings independently, allowing it to hover, fly backward, and turn rapidly in mid-air.

Fähigkeit

Airborne Net

California Darner has spiky legs that form a basket to scoop up insects right out of the air while flying at high speed.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
90-110 mm
Größe
60-80 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
50 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These expert hunters quickly snatch up other insects in mid-air with their strong jaws.

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs hunt aquatic invertebrates and small tadpoles; adults hunt flying insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • flies
  • midges
  • gnats
  • butterflies
  • moths

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Western Encephalitis Mosquito

Culex tarsalis

Adults prey on adult mosquitoes.

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

Adults and nymphs are prey for frogs.

eaten by

Mallard Duck

Anas platyrhynchos

Ducks may eat dragonfly nymphs.

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

Adults actively pursue and eat flies.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Dragonflies are harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von California Darner?

90-110 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von California Darner?

60-80 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von California Darner?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von California Darner?

50 km/h

Was frisst California Darner?

These expert hunters quickly snatch up other insects in mid-air with their strong jaws.

Wo findet man California Darner normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt California Darner?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von California Darner?

6

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