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Swamp Spreadwing

Lestes vigilax

The Swamp Spreadwing is a beautiful dragonfly that loves to flutter around wetlands. With its long, slender body and colorful wings, it dances in the air, making it a joy to watch!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Swamp Spreadwing is a slender damselfly, often exhibiting a metallic green or bronze body. Males can develop powdery blue markings on their thorax and tail end as they age. Its clear wings are held distinctively spread at an angle when it rests, a key identifier for this group.

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Swamp Spreadwing
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Swamp Spreadwing

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A Swamp Spreadwing starts life underwater, transforming from a larva to a flying adult!

Look closely at their legs; they're spiky to help them grab onto slippery flying prey!

Males will often guard their territory, chasing away other damselflies who get too close.

They are ancient insects, with relatives that lived alongside dinosaurs millions of years ago.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Spread Wings

Swamp Spreadwing holds its wings open at rest, which helps them quickly warm up in the sun or cool down in the shade.

Fähigkeit

Sharp-Eyed Hunter

Swamp Spreadwing has huge compound eyes that help them spot tiny flying insects for a meal while zipping through the air.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Transformer

Swamp Spreadwing starts life as a naiad that breathes underwater using special gills, helping it hunt tiny aquatic creatures.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
45-55 mm
Größe
35-45 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

They are fierce insect hunters, catching tiny flying prey with impressive aerial maneuvers!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (naiads) hunt aquatic invertebrates; adults hunt flying insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • gnats
  • small flies
  • midges

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adults prey on this common pest, helping control populations.

hunts

Lake Midge

Chironomus plumosus

Adults actively catch midges, a common food source, while flying.

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

Adult damselflies can become a meal for this large, hungry amphibian.

eaten by

Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

Their aquatic naiads are a food source for fish like the mosquitofish.

depends on

Common Cattail

Typha latifolia

They use cattails for perching, hunting from, and laying their eggs on.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's safe to watch dragonflies, but don't try to catch them; they are delicate creatures.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Swamp Spreadwing?

45-55 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Swamp Spreadwing?

35-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Swamp Spreadwing?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Swamp Spreadwing?

15 km/h

Was frisst Swamp Spreadwing?

They are fierce insect hunters, catching tiny flying prey with impressive aerial maneuvers!

Wo findet man Swamp Spreadwing normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Swamp Spreadwing?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Swamp Spreadwing?

6

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