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Shadow Darner

Aeshna umbrosa

The Shadow Darner is a beautiful dragonfly that loves to fly around in shady areas near water. Its wings are long and colorful, making it a lovely sight to see as it zooms by!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Shadow Darner is a large dragonfly with a dark body, usually black or deep brown, adorned with bright blue or green spots and stripes. Its large compound eyes are often bluish-green, and the thorax can appear dusted with white. These distinct markings help differentiate it from other darner species.

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Shadow Darner
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Shadow Darner

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Dragonflies are one of the oldest insect groups, flying since the age of dinosaurs!

Its powerful jaws can crush the hard shells of other insects in an instant!

They can hover in place like tiny helicopters, then dart away at incredible speed!

Wow, Shadow Darner larvae live underwater for years before becoming adult dragonflies!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobat

Shadow Darner can chase and catch fast-moving prey mid-flight due to its independent wing control and powerful flight muscles.

Fähigkeit

Near 360 Vision

Shadow Darner has enormous compound eyes that provide a nearly complete panoramic view, helping it detect threats and prey from all directions.

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Hunter

Shadow Darner can fly silently and blend into dim light conditions, allowing it to ambush unsuspecting insects at dawn or dusk.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
80-100 mm
Größe
60-70 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
40 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This skilled hunter eats other insects, helping keep pesky bugs away from ponds and wetlands!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (nymphs) are also predatory, eating aquatic insects and sometimes tadpoles.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • flies
  • moths
  • small beetles

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

eats larvae and adults

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

consumes adult flies

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

larvae and adults are prey

eaten by

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

adult dragonflies are prey

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch dragonflies from a distance and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Shadow Darner?

80-100 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Shadow Darner?

60-70 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Shadow Darner?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Shadow Darner?

40 km/h

Was frisst Shadow Darner?

This skilled hunter eats other insects, helping keep pesky bugs away from ponds and wetlands!

Wo findet man Shadow Darner normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Shadow Darner?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Shadow Darner?

6

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