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Vagrant Darter

Sympetrum vulgatum

The Vagrant Darter is a colorful dragonfly that loves to flutter around ponds and marshes. With its bright red body, it looks like a tiny superhero flying in the sky!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Vagrant Darter is a medium-sized dragonfly with a robust body. Males are typically reddish-orange with distinct black markings on their legs and thorax. Females are more yellowish-brown, and both sexes have a noticeable dark spot (pterostigma) near the tip of their clear wings.

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Vagrant Darter
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Vagrant Darter

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A darter's huge eyes have thousands of tiny lenses, like having lots of mini-eyes!

Dragonfly babies, called nymphs, live underwater for years before they fly!

Older male darters can change their body color from yellow to bright red!

Vagrant Darters can fly forwards, backwards, and even hover like a tiny helicopter!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobatics

Vagrant Darter can quickly change direction mid-air because of its independently controlled wings, helping them hunt and escape predators.

Fähigkeit

Super Sight

Vagrant Darter has huge compound eyes that see 360 degrees around, helping them spot tiny insect prey and potential threats.

Fähigkeit

Gripping Grabbers

Vagrant Darter can catch flying insects with its spiky front legs, creating a 'basket' to scoop up prey in flight.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
60-75 mm
Größe
35-45 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These speedy hunters zoom through the air to catch tiny flying insects with amazing skill!

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs eat small aquatic invertebrates like mosquito larvae underwater.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • midges
  • flies
  • gnats

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adult darters catch them in flight.

eaten by

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Fish prey on darter nymphs underwater.

eaten by

Common Blackbird

Turdus merula

Birds may snatch adult darters.

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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 Vagrant Darter?

60-75 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Vagrant Darter?

35-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Vagrant Darter?

30-90 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Vagrant Darter?

20 km/h

Was frisst Vagrant Darter?

These speedy hunters zoom through the air to catch tiny flying insects with amazing skill!

Wo findet man Vagrant Darter normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Vagrant Darter?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Vagrant Darter?

6

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