Double-ringed Pennant

Celithemis verna

The Double-ringed Pennant is a colorful dragonfly with bright yellow and black markings. It loves to fly around ponds and marshes, showing off its beautiful wings.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Double-ringed Pennant is a medium-sized dragonfly with a slender body. Males often display a vibrant reddish-orange body and distinct dark spots on each wing, appearing as 'double rings.' Females are typically a yellowish-brown, lacking the strong red coloration.

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Double-ringed Pennant

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

A dragonfly's huge eyes have thousands of tiny lenses, giving them incredible, almost 360-degree vision.

Dragonflies are ancient insects; their ancestors flew over 300 million years ago!

These dragonflies can fly backwards and sideways, not just forwards, making them amazing fliers!

They spend most of their life underwater as a predatory nymph before ever taking flight!

Habilidades especiales

Double-ringed Pennant can hover perfectly in place because its four independent wings help them scan for prey.

Double-ringed Pennant has nearly 360-degree vision with enormous compound eyes that helps them detect tiny flying insects.

Double-ringed Pennant males develop vibrant red colors as they mature, helping them attract mates and define territory.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 48-68 mm
Tamaño: 32-45 mm
Esperanza de vida: 14-42 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 20 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

This speedy dragonfly is an expert hunter, catching and eating other flying insects in mid-air!

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

Alimentos principales

mosquitoes
gnats
flies
midges
small moths

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

adults are a quick snack for some birds

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

frogs often prey on resting dragonflies

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

helps control mosquito populations

eaten by

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

nymphs are hunted by fish underwater

Rasgos

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.