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Variable Dancer

Argia fumipennis

The Variable Dancer is a beautiful dragonfly with colorful wings that can change shades. They love to flutter around near water and are fun to watch as they dance in the air.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Variable Dancer is a slender damselfly, often displaying a striking blue or violet body with dark, intricate markings along its segments. Some individuals may appear brownish or reddish, giving them their 'variable' name. Its two pairs of clear, delicate wings are held together over its back when at rest.

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Variable Dancer
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Variable Dancer

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A Variable Dancer's eyes have thousands of tiny lenses, giving them amazing high-resolution vision!

Baby Variable Dancers, called nymphs, live underwater for months before becoming adults!

Some Variable Dancers have colors that shift from blue to purple depending on the temperature!

They are like tiny aerial acrobats, able to fly forwards, backwards, and even hover perfectly still!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nimble Navigator

Variable Dancer can dart and hover with incredible precision because of its agile flight, which helps them catch tiny flying insects mid-air.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Hunter

Variable Dancer larvae have a special gill system that helps them breathe underwater, allowing them to hunt aquatic prey effectively.

Fähigkeit

Color Communication

Variable Dancer males have vibrant, changing body colors that help them attract mates and warn off rivals, communicating visually.

Fähigkeit

Eyesight Mastery

Variable Dancer has large, compound eyes that give it a nearly 360-degree view, helping them spot prey and predators easily.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-50 mm
Größe
25-40 mm
Lebenserwartung
15-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These swift hunters munch on tiny flying insects, keeping smaller bug populations in check!

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs eat tiny aquatic invertebrates, while adults hunt flying insects in the air.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • gnats
  • small flies
  • midges
  • aphids

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

hunts this common biting insect

eaten by

Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

often eaten by this common pond frog

eaten by

Studfish

Fundulus notatus

larvae are a food source for this small fish

eaten by

Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

sometimes caught in the webs of this large spider

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's safe to watch dragonflies, but don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Variable Dancer?

30-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Variable Dancer?

25-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Variable Dancer?

15-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Variable Dancer?

8 km/h

Was frisst Variable Dancer?

These swift hunters munch on tiny flying insects, keeping smaller bug populations in check!

Wo findet man Variable Dancer normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Variable Dancer?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Variable Dancer?

6

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