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Golden-winged Skimmer

Libellula auripennis

The Golden-winged Skimmer is a beautiful dragonfly with shiny golden wings. It loves to fly over ponds and lakes, catching tiny bugs to eat. Watching it zoom around is like seeing a little superhero in the sky!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Golden-winged Skimmer has distinct golden-orange patches at the base of its wings, especially on the hindwings. Its body is typically yellowish-brown, maturing to a reddish-brown in older males, contrasting with their large, dark eyes. This golden wing coloration helps distinguish it.

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Golden-winged Skimmer
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Golden-winged Skimmer

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A single Golden-winged Skimmer can eat hundreds of mosquitoes in just one day!

Dragonflies were among the very first winged insects to ever exist on Earth millions of years ago!

Dragonfly babies, called naiads, live underwater for years, breathing with gills!

They can fly backwards, sideways, and even hover perfectly still, just like a tiny helicopter!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Hovering Hunter

Golden-winged Skimmer can expertly hover and fly in all directions because of powerful, independently controlled wings.

Fähigkeit

Super Sight

Golden-winged Skimmer has enormous compound eyes that provide almost 360-degree vision, helping them spot tiny prey.

Fähigkeit

Instant Snatcher

Golden-winged Skimmer can snatch flying insects mid-air using its spiny legs, which form a handy basket.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
60-80 mm
Größe
44-58 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These skillful aerial hunters feast on smaller flying insects.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are aquatic predators, eating small aquatic invertebrates and tadpoles; adults hunt flying insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • flies
  • midges
  • small moths
  • gnats

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Reduces mosquito populations.

eats

Midge

Chironomus plumosus

Feeds on abundant aquatic midges.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Caught by aerial bird predators.

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

Adults and larvae consumed by frogs.

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 Golden-winged Skimmer?

60-80 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Golden-winged Skimmer?

44-58 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Golden-winged Skimmer?

30-90 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Golden-winged Skimmer?

25 km/h

Was frisst Golden-winged Skimmer?

These skillful aerial hunters feast on smaller flying insects.

Wo findet man Golden-winged Skimmer normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Golden-winged Skimmer?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Golden-winged Skimmer?

6

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