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Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Libellula pulchella

The Twelve-spotted Skimmer is a colorful dragonfly with twelve black spots on its wings. It loves to fly around ponds and lakes, making it a fun sight to see on sunny days!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Twelve-spotted Skimmer has a dark body with yellow markings. Its most distinctive feature is three dark spots on each of its four clear wings. Males also develop striking white patches between these spots, while females and young males have yellowish-orange patches that fade with age.

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Twelve-spotted Skimmer
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Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Each of its four wings can move independently, making it a master of agile flight!

Its underwater babies, called nymphs, are fierce predators with extendable jaws!

The Twelve-spotted Skimmer can eat hundreds of mosquitoes in just one day!

This amazing insect lived on Earth even before the first dinosaurs appeared!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobatics

Twelve-spotted Skimmer can fly with incredible agility because each wing moves independently, helping them snatch prey mid-flight.

Fähigkeit

Predator Vision

Twelve-spotted Skimmer has huge compound eyes that give it almost 360-degree vision, helping them spot tiny flying insects.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Hunter

Twelve-spotted Skimmer nymphs have an extendable lower jaw that shoots out like a mask to ambush and grab aquatic prey.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
80-110 mm
Größe
48-63 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
50 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This swift hunter zips through the air to snatch up tasty flying insects!

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs hunt aquatic insects and tadpoles underwater; adults hunt flying insects in the air.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • flies
  • midges
  • moths
  • butterflies
  • smaller dragonflies

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

eats flying insects like flies

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

adult skimmers are prey for frogs

eaten by

Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

fish prey on the aquatic nymphs

depends on

Common Cattail

Typha latifolia

nymphs hide in its submerged roots

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Dragonflies are friendly and won't hurt you, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Twelve-spotted Skimmer?

80-110 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Twelve-spotted Skimmer?

48-63 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Twelve-spotted Skimmer?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Twelve-spotted Skimmer?

50 km/h

Was frisst Twelve-spotted Skimmer?

This swift hunter zips through the air to snatch up tasty flying insects!

Wo findet man Twelve-spotted Skimmer normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Twelve-spotted Skimmer?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Twelve-spotted Skimmer?

6

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