探検昆虫

Little Blue Dragonlet

Erythrodiplax minuscula

The Little Blue Dragonlet is a tiny dragonfly with beautiful blue wings. They love to flutter around near water and are often seen resting on plants. Their small size makes them special and easy to spot!

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Little Blue Dragonlet is a tiny dragonfly, typically bright, iridescent blue on its body, especially males. Its clear wings have a dark spot called a stigma, and its legs are often yellowish. Females can appear more brownish-yellow.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOdonataLibellulidaeErythrodiplax
Little Blue Dragonlet
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Little Blue Dragonlet

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 Little Blue Dragonlet nymph lives underwater for months, then sheds its skin to fly!

Dragonflies are ancient insects; their ancestors flew the Earth over 300 million years ago!

Dragonflies form a heart-shaped 'mating wheel' in mid-air, a unique way to reproduce!

Its underwater babies, called nymphs, can breathe through gills inside their bottom!

特殊能力

能力

360 Vision

Little Blue Dragonlets have huge compound eyes that provide almost 360-degree vision, helping them spot tiny prey and avoid predators.

能力

Aerial Acrobats

Little Blue Dragonlets can hover, fly backward, and change direction instantly because of their powerful, independently moving wings.

能力

Mid-Air Trapper

Little Blue Dragonlets can snatch flying insects right out of the air using their spiky legs, acting like a net.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
35-45 mm
サイズ
20-25 mm
寿命
28-60 日
飛行速度
28 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

They are swift aerial hunters, feasting on small flying insects they catch mid-air.

年齢による違い: Nymphs hunt aquatic insect larvae and small aquatic invertebrates underwater.

主な食物

  • mosquitoes
  • midges
  • flies
  • small moths
  • gnats

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

hunts

Mosquito

Anopheles quadrimaculatus

Keeps mosquito populations in check.

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Bullfrogs prey on adult dragonflies near water.

eaten by

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Large fish eat dragonlet nymphs in the water.

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

Be gentle and quiet around dragonflies so you don't scare them away.

よくある質問

Little Blue Dragonletの翼開長は何ですか?

35-45 mm

Little Blue Dragonletのサイズは何ですか?

20-25 mm

Little Blue Dragonletの寿命は何ですか?

28-60 日

Little Blue Dragonletの飛行速度は何ですか?

28 km/h

Little Blue Dragonletは何を食べますか?

They are swift aerial hunters, feasting on small flying insects they catch mid-air.

Little Blue Dragonletは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Little Blue Dragonletはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

Little Blue Dragonletの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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