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Cherry-faced Meadowhawk

Sympetrum internum

The Cherry-faced Meadowhawk is a bright red dragonfly that loves to fly around ponds and wetlands. It has a special cherry-colored face that makes it easy to spot!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Cherry-faced Meadowhawk is a small dragonfly. Males are distinguished by their bright cherry-red face and abdomen, contrasting with clear wings that have a reddish vein near the base. Females are typically yellowish-orange with similar wing patterns, making them visually different from other red meadowhawks.

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Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
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Cherry-faced Meadowhawk

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A meadowhawk's two sets of wings beat separately, allowing super-precise flight control!

Baby meadowhawks live underwater as fierce hunters for up to two years!

Dragonflies are ancient insects, flying since before dinosaurs roamed the Earth!

These dragonflies can warm themselves by sunbathing or cool down by perching in the shade!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobatics

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk can fly in every direction, even backward, because of powerful independent wing control, helping them dodge and chase prey.

Fähigkeit

Predator Vision

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk has huge compound eyes covering most of its head, providing nearly 360-degree vision that helps spot tiny insects.

Fähigkeit

Flying Food Basket

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk has spiny legs that form a basket-like trap, helping them scoop up and hold flying insects mid-flight.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
45-60 mm
Größe
30-40 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
40 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny insects like mosquitoes and gnats are snatched from the air by this speedy hunter!

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs hunt aquatic insects and tiny tadpoles underwater, while adults hunt flying insects in the air.

Hauptnahrung

  • Mosquitoes
  • Gnats
  • Midges
  • Small flies
  • Leafhoppers

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adults snatch flying mosquitoes from the air.

eaten by

Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

Adult meadowhawks can become a meal for hungry frogs.

eaten by

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Nymphs living underwater are prey for these fish.

depends on

Common Cattail

Typha latifolia

Nymphs hide and hunt among cattail stems underwater.

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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 Cherry-faced Meadowhawk?

45-60 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Cherry-faced Meadowhawk?

30-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Cherry-faced Meadowhawk?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Cherry-faced Meadowhawk?

40 km/h

Was frisst Cherry-faced Meadowhawk?

Tiny insects like mosquitoes and gnats are snatched from the air by this speedy hunter!

Wo findet man Cherry-faced Meadowhawk normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Cherry-faced Meadowhawk?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Cherry-faced Meadowhawk?

6

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