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Migrant Hawker

Aeshna mixta

The Migrant Hawker is a colorful dragonfly that loves to fly around ponds and wetlands. With its bright blue and green colors, it is a beautiful sight to see as it zooms through the air.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Migrant Hawker is a medium-sized dragonfly with a brown body. Males have blue spots along their abdomen, while females exhibit yellow markings. Look for a distinctive yellow 'golf club' shaped stripe on the side of their thorax, a key identifier.

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Migrant Hawker
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Migrant Hawker

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Dragonflies spend most of their lives underwater as fierce nymph predators!

Migrant Hawkers can fly thousands of kilometers, even across seas, to find new homes!

They sometimes perform a special "mating wheel" in the air while flying together!

This dragonfly can catch and eat its prey in mid-air without ever landing!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Super Sight

Migrant Hawker has enormous compound eyes that provide almost 360-degree vision, helping it spot tiny prey and predators instantly.

Habilidad

Flight Master

Migrant Hawker can hover, fly backwards, and dart at high speeds because its four wings move independently, allowing amazing acrobatics.

Habilidad

Instant Heater

Migrant Hawker can shiver its wing muscles rapidly to quickly warm its body, which helps it fly even on cooler days.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
70-80 mm
Tamaño
55-65 mm
Esperanza de vida
30-90 días
Velocidad de vuelo
45 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Migrant Hawkers are fierce aerial hunters who gobble up other insects right out of the air!

Diferencias por edad: Larvae hunt aquatic insects and tadpoles underwater; adults catch flying prey in the air.

Alimentos principales

  • Mosquitoes
  • Midges
  • Flies
  • Small butterflies
  • Other small insects

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Kestrels are swift hunters that snatch adult dragonflies from the air.

eaten by

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Perch fish prey on Migrant Hawker nymphs living underwater.

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Migrant Hawkers are expert at catching adult mosquitoes in flight.

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

They actively pursue and capture common house flies for food.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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Dragonflies are friendly and won't hurt you, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Migrant Hawker?

70-80 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Migrant Hawker?

55-65 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Migrant Hawker?

30-90 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Migrant Hawker?

45 km/h

¿Qué come Migrant Hawker?

Migrant Hawkers are fierce aerial hunters who gobble up other insects right out of the air!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Migrant Hawker?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Migrant Hawker?

Pursuit

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Migrant Hawker?

6

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