探検昆虫

Band-winged Meadowhawk

Sympetrum semicinctum

The Band-winged Meadowhawk is a colorful dragonfly with bright red and yellow wings. They love to fly around ponds and fields, catching tiny bugs to eat. Watch them zoom and dart in the sun!

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Band-winged Meadowhawk has a distinctive amber or yellowish-orange patch at the base of its hindwings, which gives it its name. Males display a reddish abdomen, while females are more yellowish-brown. Their clear wings often have dark veins.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOdonataLibellulidaeSympetrum
Band-winged Meadowhawk
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Band-winged Meadowhawk

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

A Band-winged Meadowhawk's eyes have thousands of tiny lenses!

Dragonflies are among the oldest winged insects on Earth!

Their larvae live underwater for months, even years, before becoming adults!

They help people by eating hundreds of mosquitoes and other pests daily!

特殊能力

能力

360 Vision Scope

Band-winged Meadowhawk can see almost all around itself because of huge compound eyes that help them spot prey and avoid predators.

能力

Amber Wing Flasher

Band-winged Meadowhawk has distinctive amber wing patches that may help them signal other dragonflies during courtship.

能力

Aerial Acrobatics

Band-winged Meadowhawk can fly forwards, backwards, and hover, using four strong wings that help them catch flying insects mid-air.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
40-55 mm
サイズ
25-35 mm
寿命
30-60 日
飛行速度
20 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

These aerial hunters feast on small flying insects, helping to control mosquito populations near water.

年齢による違い: Larvae eat aquatic insects; adults eat flying insects.

主な食物

  • mosquitoes
  • gnats
  • midges
  • small flies
  • moths

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

hunts

Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Adults hunt and eat mosquitoes.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Adult dragonflies are prey for birds.

eaten by

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Larvae are food for fish.

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Frogs eat both larvae and adults.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Dragonflies are friendly and won't hurt you. Just watch them from a distance!

よくある質問

Band-winged Meadowhawkの翼開長は何ですか?

40-55 mm

Band-winged Meadowhawkのサイズは何ですか?

25-35 mm

Band-winged Meadowhawkの寿命は何ですか?

30-60 日

Band-winged Meadowhawkの飛行速度は何ですか?

20 km/h

Band-winged Meadowhawkは何を食べますか?

These aerial hunters feast on small flying insects, helping to control mosquito populations near water.

Band-winged Meadowhawkは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Band-winged Meadowhawkはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

Band-winged Meadowhawkの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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