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Hudsonian Emerald

somatochlora hudsonica

The Hudsonian Emerald is a stunning dragonfly with bright green and golden colors! It flits around wetlands, adding a touch of magic to the air as it hunts for tiny insects.

Lebensraum: Freshwater wetlands, lakes, and ponds.

Aussehen

The Hudsonian Emerald has striking emerald-green eyes that meet in the middle and a dark, metallic green body that can appear bronze in certain light. Its wings are clear, sometimes with a faint brownish tinge near the base, and its abdomen is slender, marked with subtle yellow spots.

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Hudsonian Emerald
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Hudsonian Emerald

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Dragonflies catch prey mid-air with their legs, often eating it while still flying without landing!

Its larva lives underwater for up to three years before transforming into a flying adult!

The 'emerald' in their name refers to their dazzling green eyes, not just their body color!

Underwater, young emeralds breathe through gills located inside their rectum, often expelling water for propulsion!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobat

Hudsonian Emeralds can hover, fly backward, and change direction instantly because of their two pairs of powerful, independently moving wings.

Fähigkeit

Sharp-Eyed Hunter

Hudsonian Emeralds have massive compound eyes that give them nearly 360-degree vision, helping them spot tiny prey in mid-flight.

Fähigkeit

Insect Net Legs

Hudsonian Emeralds have spiky legs that form a basket to scoop flying insects right out of the air while hunting.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
60-80 mm
Größe
45-55 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
30 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

A fierce hunter, it snacks on small flying insects from mosquitoes to midges!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are aquatic predators, eating tiny invertebrates; adults hunt flying insects in the air.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • midges
  • gnats
  • flies
  • mayflies

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Fish eat larval Hudsonian Emeralds living underwater.

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adult emeralds are important predators of mosquitoes.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Birds like kingbirds snatch adult dragonflies from the air.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Emerald DragonflyHudsonian Emerald Dragonfly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Hudsonian Emerald?

60-80 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Hudsonian Emerald?

45-55 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Hudsonian Emerald?

30-90 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Hudsonian Emerald?

30 km/h

Was frisst Hudsonian Emerald?

A fierce hunter, it snacks on small flying insects from mosquitoes to midges!

Wo findet man Hudsonian Emerald normalerweise?

Freshwater wetlands, lakes, and ponds.

Wie jagt Hudsonian Emerald?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Hudsonian Emerald?

6

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