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Dot-tailed Whiteface

Leucorrhinia intacta

The Dot-tailed Whiteface is a beautiful dragonfly with a special dot on its tail. It loves to fly around ponds and wetlands, catching tiny bugs to eat. Watch it zoom and dart in the sunshine!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Dot-tailed Whiteface is a small, dark dragonfly, often appearing blackish. Males have a distinctive white face and a prominent yellow or white spot at the very end of their abdomen, which gives them their name. Their wings are clear with dark veins.

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Dot-tailed Whiteface
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Dot-tailed Whiteface

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

After emerging, they shed their skin one last time, leaving behind a ghost-like shell!

Baby Dot-tailed Whitefaces, called nymphs, live underwater for years before they become flying adults!

Their amazing eyes have up to 30,000 tiny lenses, seeing in almost every direction!

They are ancient insects, flying since before dinosaurs walked the Earth!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Supersonic Vision

Dot-tailed Whiteface has enormous compound eyes that give it nearly 360-degree vision, helping them spot prey or predators instantly.

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobatics

Dot-tailed Whiteface can fly forwards, backwards, and hover because its four wings move independently, allowing for incredible mid-air maneuvers.

Fähigkeit

Hunting Basket Legs

Dot-tailed Whiteface has spiky legs it uses to form a 'basket' that helps them scoop flying insects right out of the air.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Hunter (Nymph)

Dot-tailed Whiteface nymphs can breathe underwater and are fierce hunters because of specialized gills and extendable jaws.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
50-60 mm
Größe
33-40 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
35 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These fierce hunters eat other flying insects, catching them in mid-air!

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs eat aquatic invertebrates and small fish, while adults hunt flying insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • flies
  • midges
  • moths
  • smaller dragonflies

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Eats adult mosquitoes, helping control populations.

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

Catches and eats flying house flies in mid-air.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Adult dragonflies are prey for this agile bird.

eaten by

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Dragonfly nymphs are a food source for these fish.

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 Dot-tailed Whiteface?

50-60 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Dot-tailed Whiteface?

33-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Dot-tailed Whiteface?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Dot-tailed Whiteface?

35 km/h

Was frisst Dot-tailed Whiteface?

These fierce hunters eat other flying insects, catching them in mid-air!

Wo findet man Dot-tailed Whiteface normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Dot-tailed Whiteface?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Dot-tailed Whiteface?

6

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