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Hudsonian Emerald

somatochlora hudsonica

The Hudsonian Emerald is a stunning dragonfly with bright green and golden colors! It flits around wetlands, adding a touch of magic to the air as it hunts for tiny insects.

Hábitat: Freshwater wetlands, lakes, and ponds.

Aspecto

The Hudsonian Emerald has striking emerald-green eyes that meet in the middle and a dark, metallic green body that can appear bronze in certain light. Its wings are clear, sometimes with a faint brownish tinge near the base, and its abdomen is slender, marked with subtle yellow spots.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenOdonataFamiliaCorduliidaeGéneroSomatochlora
Hudsonian Emerald
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Hudsonian Emerald

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Datos interesantes

Dragonflies catch prey mid-air with their legs, often eating it while still flying without landing!

Its larva lives underwater for up to three years before transforming into a flying adult!

The 'emerald' in their name refers to their dazzling green eyes, not just their body color!

Underwater, young emeralds breathe through gills located inside their rectum, often expelling water for propulsion!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Aerial Acrobat

Hudsonian Emeralds can hover, fly backward, and change direction instantly because of their two pairs of powerful, independently moving wings.

Habilidad

Sharp-Eyed Hunter

Hudsonian Emeralds have massive compound eyes that give them nearly 360-degree vision, helping them spot tiny prey in mid-flight.

Habilidad

Insect Net Legs

Hudsonian Emeralds have spiky legs that form a basket to scoop flying insects right out of the air while hunting.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
60-80 mm
Tamaño
45-55 mm
Esperanza de vida
30-90 días
Velocidad de vuelo
30 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

A fierce hunter, it snacks on small flying insects from mosquitoes to midges!

Diferencias por edad: Larvae are aquatic predators, eating tiny invertebrates; adults hunt flying insects in the air.

Alimentos principales

  • mosquitoes
  • midges
  • gnats
  • flies
  • mayflies

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Fish eat larval Hudsonian Emeralds living underwater.

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adult emeralds are important predators of mosquitoes.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Birds like kingbirds snatch adult dragonflies from the air.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Emerald DragonflyHudsonian Emerald Dragonfly

Colecciones

Seguridad

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Hudsonian Emerald?

60-80 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Hudsonian Emerald?

45-55 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Hudsonian Emerald?

30-90 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Hudsonian Emerald?

30 km/h

¿Qué come Hudsonian Emerald?

A fierce hunter, it snacks on small flying insects from mosquitoes to midges!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Hudsonian Emerald?

Freshwater wetlands, lakes, and ponds.

¿Cómo caza Hudsonian Emerald?

Pursuit

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Hudsonian Emerald?

6

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