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Two-Striped Forceptail

aphylla williamsoni

The Two-Striped Forceptail is a vibrant insect known for its striking stripes. It loves to flutter around flowers, making it a delightful sight for nature lovers!

Lebensraum: Gardens, meadows, and forests.

Aussehen

The Two-Striped Forceptail has a greenish-yellow thorax marked with two distinct dark brown stripes. Its abdomen is dark brown with noticeable yellow patterns, and its clear, strong wings stretch outward. This medium-large dragonfly features prominent claspers at its tail end.

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Two-Striped Forceptail
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Two-Striped Forceptail

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Dragonflies are ancient insects; their ancestors flew over 300 million years ago!

Each of its four wings can move separately, allowing amazing aerial tricks.

Its babies, called nymphs, live underwater for years before they become flying adults!

This dragonfly can quickly change direction in mid-air, making it a master flyer.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Sight

Two-Striped Forceptail has huge compound eyes that help them see almost all around, spotting tiny prey easily.

Fähigkeit

Acrobatic Flight

Two-Striped Forceptail can fly incredibly fast and hover or even fly backward because of its powerful, independently moving wings.

Fähigkeit

Catching Pincers

Two-Striped Forceptail can grab insects right out of the air using its spiky legs, which act like a basket.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
90-110 mm
Größe
55-70 mm
Lebenserwartung
45-75 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
35-50 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This speedy hunter catches many flying insects, helping keep pesky bug populations in check!

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

Hauptnahrung

  • Mosquitoes
  • Flies
  • Gnats
  • Moths
  • Small butterflies

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Mosquito

Anopheles quadrimaculatus

eats them mid-air

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

a common aerial meal

eaten by

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

fish prey on nymphs

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

eats dragonfly nymphs

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Garden StriperStriped FluttererSunny Flyer

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Noch keine besonderen Sicherheitshinweise.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Two-Striped Forceptail?

90-110 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Two-Striped Forceptail?

55-70 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Two-Striped Forceptail?

45-75 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Two-Striped Forceptail?

35-50 km/h

Was frisst Two-Striped Forceptail?

This speedy hunter catches many flying insects, helping keep pesky bug populations in check!

Wo findet man Two-Striped Forceptail normalerweise?

Gardens, meadows, and forests.

Wie jagt Two-Striped Forceptail?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Two-Striped Forceptail?

6

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