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Great Pondhawk

Erythemis vesiculosa

The Great Pondhawk is a bright green dragonfly that loves to fly around ponds and lakes. It has big, beautiful wings and is a great hunter of other insects!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Great Pondhawk has a robust body, often bright green or blue in males, while females are typically reddish-brown. Its transparent wings have dark veins and a small, distinct dark spot (pterostigma) near the tip, helping it stand out from smaller damselflies and damselflies.

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Great Pondhawk
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Great Pondhawk

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient dragonflies were giant, with wingspans as big as a hawk's!

Before they fly, they live for months underwater as fierce, masked hunters!

Great Pondhawks eat thousands of pesky mosquitoes every single day!

Some Great Pondhawks fly across oceans, migrating thousands of kilometers!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Sight

Great Pondhawk has huge compound eyes that provide almost 360-degree vision, helping them spot prey and avoid danger.

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobatics

Great Pondhawk can quickly change direction, hover, and even fly backward, because of four independently moving wings.

Fähigkeit

Hunter's Mask

Great Pondhawk nymphs have a hinged lower jaw that extends out to grab prey, helping them hunt underwater.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
60-90 mm
Größe
40-55 mm
Lebenserwartung
200-700 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
30 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This speedy hunter eats many kinds of flying insects!

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs hunt aquatic insects, tadpoles, and small fish underwater using their hinged jaw.

Hauptnahrung

  • Mosquitoes
  • Flies
  • Gnats
  • Moths
  • Smaller dragonflies

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Reduces mosquito populations.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

An important food source for birds.

eaten by

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Bass prey on dragonflies during their nymph stage.

hunts

Fragile Forktail

Ischnura posita

Preys on smaller damselflies.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Dragonflies are harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Great Pondhawk?

60-90 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Great Pondhawk?

40-55 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Great Pondhawk?

200-700 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Great Pondhawk?

30 km/h

Was frisst Great Pondhawk?

This speedy hunter eats many kinds of flying insects!

Wo findet man Great Pondhawk normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Great Pondhawk?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Great Pondhawk?

6

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