Cherry-faced Meadowhawk

Sympetrum internum

The Cherry-faced Meadowhawk is a bright red dragonfly that loves to fly around ponds and wetlands. It has a special cherry-colored face that makes it easy to spot!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Cherry-faced Meadowhawk is a small dragonfly. Males are distinguished by their bright cherry-red face and abdomen, contrasting with clear wings that have a reddish vein near the base. Females are typically yellowish-orange with similar wing patterns, making them visually different from other red meadowhawks.

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Cherry-faced Meadowhawk

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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Baby meadowhawks live underwater as fierce hunters for up to two years!

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These dragonflies can warm themselves by sunbathing or cool down by perching in the shade!

Habilidades especiales

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk can fly in every direction, even backward, because of powerful independent wing control, helping them dodge and chase prey.

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk has huge compound eyes covering most of its head, providing nearly 360-degree vision that helps spot tiny insects.

Cherry-faced Meadowhawk has spiny legs that form a basket-like trap, helping them scoop up and hold flying insects mid-flight.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 45-60 mm
Tamaño: 30-40 mm
Esperanza de vida: 30-60 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 40 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Tiny insects like mosquitoes and gnats are snatched from the air by this speedy hunter!

Diferencias por edad: Nymphs hunt aquatic insects and tiny tadpoles underwater, while adults hunt flying insects in the air.

Alimentos principales

Mosquitoes
Gnats
Midges
Small flies
Leafhoppers

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adults snatch flying mosquitoes from the air.

eaten by

Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

Adult meadowhawks can become a meal for hungry frogs.

eaten by

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Nymphs living underwater are prey for these fish.

depends on

Common Cattail

Typha latifolia

Nymphs hide and hunt among cattail stems underwater.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

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.