Hairy Dragonfly

Brachytron pratense

The Hairy Dragonfly is a beautiful insect with big, colorful wings. It loves to fly around ponds and lakes, catching small bugs to eat. Watch it zoom and dart through the air!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Hairy Dragonfly is a medium-sized insect with a notably fuzzy, yellowish-brown body that gives it its name. Its abdomen has distinct yellow and black markings, and its four clear wings often have a slight amber tint near the base. Unlike many other dragonflies, its hairy thorax is a key distinguishing feature.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenOdonataFamiliaAeshnidaeGéneroBrachytron

Hairy Dragonfly

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Baby Hairy Dragonflies live underwater for 2-3 years before they transform into flying adults!

Hairy Dragonflies are one of the first dragonflies you'll spot in spring, even in cooler weather!

Their huge eyes have tens of thousands of lenses, giving them super sharp, almost 360-degree vision!

These speedy hunters can catch mosquitoes and other flies right out of the air while zooming!

Habilidades especiales

Hairy Dragonflies have a fuzzy body that helps them stay warm enough to fly quickly, even on cooler days, making them active earlier than others.

Hairy Dragonfly larvae can blend into underwater plants, hiding from prey and predators with their camouflaged bodies and stealthy movements.

Hairy Dragonflies can hover, fly backward, and change direction instantly thanks to their four powerful wings that move independently.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 70-80 mm
Tamaño: 55-60 mm
Esperanza de vida: 730-1095 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 25 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

These swift hunters eat other insects, catching them mid-flight or snatching them from plants.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae are aquatic predators, eating small invertebrates; adults hunt flying insects.

Alimentos principales

mosquitoes
midges
flies
gnats
small moths

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adults expertly snatch them mid-air.

eaten by

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Larvae and adults are prey for birds.

eaten by

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Larvae are a food source for fish.

hunts

Common Midge

Chironomus plumosus

Adults eat these small flying insects.

Rasgos

Peludo

Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.

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.