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Nomad

Sympetrum fonscolombii

The Nomad Dragonfly is a colorful insect that loves to fly around water. It has big, beautiful wings and can be seen darting through the air on sunny days.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Nomad has a slender body, with males boasting a striking bright red abdomen and a face with red markings. Its clear wings feature reddish veins and a distinctive orange-yellow patch at the base, making it stand out.

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Nomad
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Nomad

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A single Nomad can gobble up hundreds of annoying mosquitoes and flies every day!

Dragonflies have been zipping around Earth since before dinosaurs roamed!

Their enormous eyes cover most of their head, seeing the world in thousands of tiny pictures!

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

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Global Traveler

Nomad can fly across continents because it has strong, efficient wings, helping them find new breeding grounds.

Fähigkeit

Sharp Eyes

Nomad has huge compound eyes that let it see almost 360 degrees around, helping them spot tiny prey from far away.

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobat

Nomad can hover, fly backwards, and make sharp turns mid-air because each wing moves independently, helping it catch fast-moving insects.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
50-60 mm
Größe
30-40 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
30 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

The Nomad is a fierce aerial hunter, gobbling up other insects it catches mid-flight.

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs hunt aquatic invertebrates like tadpoles; adults hunt flying insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • midges
  • flies
  • gnats
  • small moths

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adults prey on this common pest.

eaten by

Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Frogs ambush adult dragonflies near water.

eaten by

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Ducks may eat nymphs or adults near ponds.

parasitizes

Globular Water Mite

Arrenurus globator

Mite larvae attach to nymphs, feeding on them.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Dragonflies are safe to watch, but don't try to catch them!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Nomad?

50-60 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Nomad?

30-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Nomad?

30-90 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Nomad?

30 km/h

Was frisst Nomad?

The Nomad is a fierce aerial hunter, gobbling up other insects it catches mid-flight.

Wo findet man Nomad normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Nomad?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Nomad?

6

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