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Common Spreadwing

Lestes sponsa

The Common Spreadwing is a beautiful dragonfly with long wings that spread out like a fan. They love to fly around ponds and wetlands, where they can be seen gliding gracefully in the air.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Common Spreadwing has a slender body, often metallic green or bronze with distinctive black markings. Males can develop bright blue spots near their tail. Its clear wings are held wide open even when resting, a key feature distinguishing it from other damselflies.

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Common Spreadwing
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Common Spreadwing

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby spreadwings, called nymphs, live underwater for months, breathing through gills!

Despite their small size, they are fierce predators of annoying mosquitoes!

They shed their entire skin multiple times as they grow, like a tiny dragon!

When mating, a male and female Common Spreadwing form a fascinating 'heart' shape.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Sight

Common Spreadwing has huge compound eyes that help them spot tiny flying insects from far away.

Fähigkeit

Aerial Ace

Common Spreadwing can zip and dart through the air because of its powerful wings, catching food mid-flight.

Fähigkeit

Open-Wing Rest

Common Spreadwing holds its wings wide open at rest, a unique pose that makes it easy to identify.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
40-55 mm
Größe
35-45 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Nimble aerial hunter, gobbling up tiny flying insects with amazing speed!

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

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • gnats
  • midges
  • small flies
  • aphids

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Keeps mosquito populations in check.

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

A tasty snack for many birds.

eaten by

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Fish feast on its underwater babies.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always watch dragonflies from a distance and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Spreadwing?

40-55 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Common Spreadwing?

35-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Spreadwing?

30-90 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Common Spreadwing?

10 km/h

Was frisst Common Spreadwing?

Nimble aerial hunter, gobbling up tiny flying insects with amazing speed!

Wo findet man Common Spreadwing normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Common Spreadwing?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Common Spreadwing?

6

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