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Western Willow Spreadwing

Chalcolestes viridis

The Western Willow Spreadwing is a beautiful dragonfly with long, slender wings. It loves to flutter around wetlands and ponds, where it can be seen resting on plants or flying gracefully.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Western Willow Spreadwing has a metallic green or bronze body, often with a frosted blue tip on the male's abdomen. Its clear wings are held partially spread out from its body when at rest, unlike many other damselflies which keep them folded together.

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Western Willow Spreadwing

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Wow! Each of their compound eyes has thousands of tiny lenses to help them spot prey!

Wow! Male spreadwings sometimes 'guard' females even after mating to protect their eggs!

Wow! Their young, called nymphs, can use a kind of jet propulsion to escape danger underwater!

Wow! They are like tiny flying guardians, showing that nearby wetlands are healthy!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Plant Puncture Pro

Western Willow Spreadwing can lay eggs inside plant stems above water, which helps protect its young from aquatic predators.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Breath

Western Willow Spreadwing nymphs have special feathery gills at their tail end that help them breathe underwater.

Fähigkeit

Mid-Air Maneuvers

Western Willow Spreadwing can swiftly catch tiny insects in mid-air, allowing them to hunt effectively for food.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
50-70 mm
Größe
35-45 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny flying insects are their favorite meal, caught expertly in the air!

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs eat aquatic invertebrates, while adults hunt flying insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • Midges
  • Mosquitoes
  • Small flies
  • Aphids

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Adults and nymphs are prey for waterfowl.

eaten by

Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Adults can be caught by amphibians near water.

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Hunts mosquitoes, helping control their populations.

depends on

White Willow

Salix alba

Lays eggs inside the stems of willows and other water plants.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch dragonflies from a distance; they are friendly but like their space.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Western Willow Spreadwing?

50-70 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Western Willow Spreadwing?

35-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Western Willow Spreadwing?

30-90 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Western Willow Spreadwing?

8 km/h

Was frisst Western Willow Spreadwing?

Tiny flying insects are their favorite meal, caught expertly in the air!

Wo findet man Western Willow Spreadwing normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Western Willow Spreadwing?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Western Willow Spreadwing?

6

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