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Cardinal Meadowhawk

Sympetrum illotum

The Cardinal Meadowhawk is a bright red dragonfly that loves to fly around ponds and marshes. They are fun to watch as they dart and hover in the air, catching tiny insects.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Cardinal Meadowhawk is a striking dragonfly, with males boasting a vibrant, fiery red body and face. Females are typically yellowish-brown with subtle red markings. Both sexes have clear wings, often with a faint amber patch at the base, distinguishing them from other meadowhawk species.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungOdonataFamilieLibellulidaeGattungSympetrum
Cardinal Meadowhawk
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Cardinal Meadowhawk

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A Cardinal Meadowhawk can catch its insect prey right in the air, without ever slowing down!

Baby meadowhawks live underwater for years, breathing through gills before they fly!

Dragonflies have been soaring the skies since before the dinosaurs roamed Earth!

They are expert flyers, capable of hovering perfectly still like a miniature helicopter!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobat

Cardinal Meadowhawks can fly forwards, backwards, and hover because of their powerful, independently moving wings that helps them hunt.

Fähigkeit

360-Degree Vision

Cardinal Meadowhawks have enormous compound eyes that helps them spot tiny prey and predators in all directions at once.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Ninja

Cardinal Meadowhawk larvae are aquatic predators with a special hinged jaw that helps them ambush prey underwater.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
50-65 mm
Größe
30-45 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These flying hunters eat small insects like mosquitoes, catching them in mid-air!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat aquatic insects; adults hunt flying insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • gnats
  • flies
  • small moths
  • midges

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

eats adult mosquitoes

hunts

Lake Midge

Chironomus plumosus

larvae eat midge larvae

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

adults are prey for frogs

hunts

Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

eats dragonfly larvae

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Dragonflies are friendly and won't hurt you, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Cardinal Meadowhawk?

50-65 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Cardinal Meadowhawk?

30-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Cardinal Meadowhawk?

30-90 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Cardinal Meadowhawk?

25 km/h

Was frisst Cardinal Meadowhawk?

These flying hunters eat small insects like mosquitoes, catching them in mid-air!

Wo findet man Cardinal Meadowhawk normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Cardinal Meadowhawk?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Cardinal Meadowhawk?

6

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