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Long-nosed Swamp Fly

Eurimyia stipata

The Long-nosed Swamp Fly is a small insect that loves to buzz around wetlands. With its long nose, it sips nectar from flowers and helps plants grow by spreading pollen.

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Long-nosed Swamp Fly is a slender insect often sporting iridescent green or metallic blue body segments. It has notably large, reddish compound eyes and a distinctive, elongated proboscis that resembles a long 'nose'. Its delicate, clear wings are typically veined with brown or black.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraSyrphidaeEurimyia
Long-nosed Swamp Fly
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Long-nosed Swamp Fly

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

Baby swamp flies start their lives as wiggly, worm-like creatures in pond water!

Some swamp flies can glitter with metallic rainbow colors in bright sunlight!

Their 'nose' is actually a super-long tongue used for slurping up sweet nectar!

They can actually 'taste' with their feet, sensing sugars just by landing!

特殊能力

能力

Nectar Straw Tongue

Long-nosed Swamp Fly has an extra-long proboscis that helps them sip nectar from deep flowers like a tiny, flexible straw.

能力

Wetland Acrobatics

Long-nosed Swamp Fly can expertly fly through dense swamp vegetation because of their agile wings, avoiding obstacles with ease.

能力

Aquatic Childhood

Long-nosed Swamp Fly has larvae that live underwater, which helps them develop safely from many land-based predators.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
15-25 mm
サイズ
8-15 mm
寿命
15-30 日
飛行速度
12 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

These flies sip nectar from flowers like a hummingbird and help plants make seeds!

年齢による違い: Larvae consume decaying organic matter and microorganisms in water, adults feed on nectar.

主な食物

  • nectar
  • plant sap
  • pollen

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

Bullfrogs often snatch flying insects.

hunts

Widow Skimmer

Libellula luctuosa

Dragonflies are aerial predators of smaller flies.

pollinates

Fragrant Water Lily

Nymphaea odorata

The fly's long proboscis reaches deep nectar.

eaten by

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Bats actively hunt flying insects at dusk.

特徴

別名

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コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

These flies are harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

よくある質問

Long-nosed Swamp Flyの翼開長は何ですか?

15-25 mm

Long-nosed Swamp Flyのサイズは何ですか?

8-15 mm

Long-nosed Swamp Flyの寿命は何ですか?

15-30 日

Long-nosed Swamp Flyの飛行速度は何ですか?

12 km/h

Long-nosed Swamp Flyは何を食べますか?

These flies sip nectar from flowers like a hummingbird and help plants make seeds!

Long-nosed Swamp Flyは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Long-nosed Swamp Flyはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Long-nosed Swamp Flyの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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