Broad-bodied Chaser

Libellula depressa

The Broad-bodied Chaser is a beautiful dragonfly with a wide, flat body and bright blue or yellow colors. They love to fly around ponds and lakes, catching insects in the air.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Broad-bodied Chaser has a notably wide, flattened body. Males are striking sky-blue with distinct dark patches at the base of their hindwings. Females and juveniles are yellow-brown, making them look quite different from the males.

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Broad-bodied Chaser

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Broad-bodied Chasers are often among the first dragonflies to colonize new ponds!

Dragonfly nymphs, called larvae, can breathe underwater by sucking water into their bottom!

Their huge eyes are made of thousands of tiny lenses, like a super-HD camera!

These dragonflies are fierce hunters that help control mosquito populations near water.

Habilidades especiales

Broad-bodied Chaser has enormous compound eyes that give them almost 360-degree vision, helping them spot tiny prey and avoid predators.

Broad-bodied Chaser can control its four wings independently, allowing incredible hovering, darting, and acrobatic aerial maneuvers.

Broad-bodied Chaser nymphs have an extendable jaw, or 'mask,' that shoots out to grab unsuspecting aquatic creatures.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 60-80 mm
Tamaño: 39-48 mm
Esperanza de vida: 400-1100 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 25 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

They are fierce hunters that catch and eat smaller insects in mid-air!

Diferencias por edad: Nymphs eat aquatic invertebrates; adults eat flying insects.

Alimentos principales

midges
mosquitoes
flies
butterflies
smaller dragonflies

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

common house mosquito

Culex pipiens

as a flying adult

hunts

house fly

Musca domestica

caught mid-flight

eaten by

common frog

Rana temporaria

adults and nymphs

eaten by

European perch

Perca fluviatilis

nymphs are prey

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.