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The American Emerald is a beautiful dragonfly with shiny green and blue colors! It zooms around ponds and streams, catching other insects for lunch.
Hábitat: Freshwater ponds, lakes, and streams.
The American Emerald has a metallic emerald-green body and brilliant green eyes, making it quite striking. Its dark thorax and abdomen contrast with its clear, membranous wings, often with a subtle amber tint at the base. This gives it a distinctive jewel-like appearance.





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Adult dragonflies can hover perfectly still in the air, like tiny helicopters!
Baby American Emeralds, called nymphs, live underwater for years!
Its massive eyes take up most of an American Emerald's head!
Their spiky legs form a basket to scoop flying insects from the air!
American Emerald has massive compound eyes that help them see almost 360 degrees for hunting and defense.
American Emerald nymphs breathe underwater with gills, using an extendable jaw to ambush aquatic prey.
American Emerald can fly incredibly fast and turn sharply, helping them chase prey and escape from danger.
A fierce insectivore, it preys on many smaller flying insects, keeping their numbers in check.
Diferencias por edad: Nymphs eat aquatic insects like mosquito larvae; adults hunt flying insects.
Rana catesbeiana
Bullfrogs often prey on dragonfly nymphs living in water.
Perca flavescens
Fish like yellow perch commonly eat American Emerald nymphs.
Aedes aegypti
Adult American Emeralds hunt and eat adult mosquitoes.
Hirundo rustica
Barn Swallows, swift birds, may catch adult dragonflies in flight.
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.
Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en tejido animal.
Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.
Los hábitats acuáticos abarcan entornos donde los organismos viven principalmente en el agua, incluidos océanos, ríos, lagos y humedales.
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70-85 mm
45-55 mm
21-42 días
48 km/h
A fierce insectivore, it preys on many smaller flying insects, keeping their numbers in check.
Freshwater ponds, lakes, and streams.
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