Meadowhawks

Sympetrum

Meadowhawks are colorful dragonflies that love to fly around sunny meadows and ponds. They have big eyes and can often be seen resting on plants or flying quickly through the air.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Meadowhawks is a genus of small to medium-sized dragonflies, often recognized by their striking red or orange bodies in males and yellowish-brown bodies in females. They typically have clear or sometimes amber-tinted wings, and a relatively stout abdomen compared to other dragonflies.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenOdonataFamiliaLibellulidaeGéneroSympetrum

Meadowhawks

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Meadowhawk babies live underwater for months before becoming flying adults!

Some Meadowhawks migrate hundreds of miles for winter, like birds!

Their scientific name, *Sympetrum*, means 'with spotted wings'!

They have nearly 360-degree vision thanks to their huge, compound eyes!

Habilidades especiales

Meadowhawks can snatch flying insects right out of the air because of their excellent eyesight and agile flight, helping them catch fast-moving prey.

Meadowhawks can control their body temperature by angling their bodies towards or away from the sun, helping them stay active in various conditions.

Meadowhawk nymphs can blend into their aquatic surroundings because of their drab coloration and flattened bodies, helping them hide from predators.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 40-70 mm
Tamaño: 25-45 mm
Esperanza de vida: 30-90 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 35 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Meadowhawks are expert hunters, eating all sorts of small flying insects.

Diferencias por edad: Nymphs eat aquatic insects, while adults eat flying insects caught in the air.

Alimentos principales

Mosquitoes
Gnats
Flies
Moths
Small butterflies

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Adult Meadowhawks eat mosquitoes.

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

Adult Meadowhawks prey on house flies.

eaten by

Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

Bullfrogs will eat adult Meadowhawks.

eaten by

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Kestrels hunt Meadowhawks as prey.

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.