探検昆虫

Great Blue Skimmer

Libellula vibrans

The Great Blue Skimmer is a beautiful dragonfly with bright blue wings and a shiny body. It loves to fly around ponds and lakes, catching tiny insects to eat.

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Great Blue Skimmer has a robust body, with adult males displaying a distinctive powdery blue coloration across their abdomen and thorax. Its wings are clear, often with a subtle amber tint at the base, setting it apart from other skimmers by its uniform blue and clear wing pattern.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOdonataLibellulidaeLibellula
Great Blue Skimmer
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Great Blue Skimmer

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

Dragonflies are ancient insects, having existed on Earth before the first dinosaurs appeared!

Dragonfly larvae, called nymphs, live underwater for years before they emerge to fly!

Their wings are incredibly strong, allowing them to fly even if one wing is slightly damaged.

They are excellent pest controllers, eating thousands of mosquitoes and gnats.

特殊能力

能力

360° Vision

Great Blue Skimmer has huge compound eyes that help them spot tiny prey and hidden predators in nearly all directions at once.

能力

Acrobatic Flight

Great Blue Skimmer can hover, dart, and fly backward because of its two sets of independently controlled wings.

能力

Underwater Stealth

Great Blue Skimmer nymphs can blend perfectly with pond debris because of their dull, mottled bodies, avoiding detection.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
75-110 mm
サイズ
50-70 mm
寿命
30-90 日
飛行速度
35 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

This insect is an expert aerial hunter, catching other flying insects in mid-air!

年齢による違い: Nymphs eat aquatic insects and tadpoles, while adults hunt flying insects.

主な食物

  • mosquitoes
  • gnats
  • flies
  • moths
  • small butterflies

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

hunts

Common Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Actively preys on adult mosquitoes, helping control their populations.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Birds often snatch adult skimmers from the air as a food source.

eaten by

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Largemouth bass frequently consume dragonfly nymphs in freshwater habitats.

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, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

よくある質問

Great Blue Skimmerの翼開長は何ですか?

75-110 mm

Great Blue Skimmerのサイズは何ですか?

50-70 mm

Great Blue Skimmerの寿命は何ですか?

30-90 日

Great Blue Skimmerの飛行速度は何ですか?

35 km/h

Great Blue Skimmerは何を食べますか?

This insect is an expert aerial hunter, catching other flying insects in mid-air!

Great Blue Skimmerは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Great Blue Skimmerはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

Great Blue Skimmerの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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