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Common Blue Damselfly

Enallagma cyathigerum

The Common Blue Damselfly is a beautiful little insect with bright blue wings. It loves to flutter around near ponds and streams, making it a fun sight to see on sunny days!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Common Blue Damselfly has a slender, bright blue body in males, often with a distinctive black U-shaped mark on its abdomen. Its four clear wings fold neatly together over its back when resting. Females are typically duller, appearing green or brown.

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Common Blue Damselfly
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Common Blue Damselfly

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby damselflies breathe underwater using feathery gills on their tails!

Males grab females in a 'heart-shape' to protect them while laying eggs!

Males have a unique black 'exclamation mark' pattern on their blue body!

They fold their wings neatly over their back, unlike their dragonfly cousins!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobatics

Common Blue Damselfly can dart and hover mid-air because of its independently moving wings, which helps them catch tiny insects.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Hide-and-Seek

Common Blue Damselfly nymphs have camouflaged bodies that help them blend into pond weeds, hiding from hungry predators.

Fähigkeit

Super Sight

Common Blue Damselfly has large compound eyes that help them spot tiny flying insects from far away.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
40-50 mm
Größe
30-35 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-28 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
7 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny hunters catch and eat small flying insects, like mosquitoes and midges.

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs hunt smaller aquatic invertebrates like water fleas and mosquito larvae.

Hauptnahrung

  • Mosquitoes
  • Midges
  • Small Flies
  • Aphids

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Frog

Rana temporaria

An easy meal for hungry amphibians.

eaten by

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Young fish actively hunt damselfly nymphs.

eaten by

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Swallows catch adult damselflies in flight.

hunts

Bloodworm

Chironomus plumosus

Nymphs actively pursue these aquatic larvae.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and watch from a distance, so you don't scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Blue Damselfly?

40-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Common Blue Damselfly?

30-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Blue Damselfly?

14-28 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Common Blue Damselfly?

7 km/h

Was frisst Common Blue Damselfly?

These tiny hunters catch and eat small flying insects, like mosquitoes and midges.

Wo findet man Common Blue Damselfly normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Common Blue Damselfly?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Common Blue Damselfly?

6

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