Hairy Dragonfly

Brachytron pratense

The Hairy Dragonfly is a beautiful insect with big, colorful wings. It loves to fly around ponds and lakes, catching small bugs to eat. Watch it zoom and dart through the air!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Hairy Dragonfly is a medium-sized insect with a notably fuzzy, yellowish-brown body that gives it its name. Its abdomen has distinct yellow and black markings, and its four clear wings often have a slight amber tint near the base. Unlike many other dragonflies, its hairy thorax is a key distinguishing feature.

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Hairy Dragonfly

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Hairy Dragonflies live underwater for 2-3 years before they transform into flying adults!

Hairy Dragonflies are one of the first dragonflies you'll spot in spring, even in cooler weather!

Their huge eyes have tens of thousands of lenses, giving them super sharp, almost 360-degree vision!

These speedy hunters can catch mosquitoes and other flies right out of the air while zooming!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Hairy Dragonflies have a fuzzy body that helps them stay warm enough to fly quickly, even on cooler days, making them active earlier than others.

Hairy Dragonfly larvae can blend into underwater plants, hiding from prey and predators with their camouflaged bodies and stealthy movements.

Hairy Dragonflies can hover, fly backward, and change direction instantly thanks to their four powerful wings that move independently.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 70-80 mm
Größe: 55-60 mm
Lebenserwartung: 730-1095 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These swift hunters eat other insects, catching them mid-flight or snatching them from plants.

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

Hauptnahrung

mosquitoes
midges
flies
gnats
small moths

Nahrungssuche

Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adults expertly snatch them mid-air.

eaten by

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Larvae and adults are prey for birds.

eaten by

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Larvae are a food source for fish.

hunts

Common Midge

Chironomus plumosus

Adults eat these small flying insects.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Luftbewohnend

Luftbewohnende Tiere verbringen einen erheblichen Teil ihres Lebens in der Luft und nutzen den Flug für verschiedene Aktivitäten wie Jagd, Wanderungen oder Nestbau.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Insektenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Nahrung hauptsächlich aus Insekten und anderen kleinen Wirbellosen besteht.

Feuchtgebiet

Dieses Lebensraummerkmal kennzeichnet Arten, die in Feuchtgebieten vorkommen. Dies sind Landflächen, die dauerhaft oder saisonal mit Wasser gesättigt sind, darunter Marschland, Sümpfe und Moore.