探検昆虫

Red Saddlebags

Tramea onusta

The Red Saddlebags is a beautiful dragonfly with bright red and black colors. They love to fly around ponds and wetlands, showing off their stunning wings.

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Red Saddlebags is a medium-sized dragonfly with a reddish-brown body. Males are distinguished by prominent red or orange-red patches, resembling 'saddlebags,' at the base of their hindwings. Females usually have amber or yellowish wing patches.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOdonataLibellulidaeTramea
Red Saddlebags
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Red Saddlebags

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 dragonfly nymph can shoot out its hinged lower lip to snatch unsuspecting prey underwater!

Dragonflies are among Earth's oldest winged insects, having existed for over 300 million years!

Its larval stage, called a nymph, lives underwater for months or even years, breathing with gills!

Some Red Saddlebags undertake long migrations, flying thousands of kilometers across continents!

特殊能力

能力

Aerial Acrobat

Red Saddlebags can fly incredibly fast and change direction mid-air, helping them evade predators and chase prey efficiently.

能力

360-Degree Vision

Red Saddlebags has huge compound eyes covering most of its head, giving it nearly 360-degree vision to spot prey and threats.

能力

Basket Hunter

Red Saddlebags can form a basket with its spiny legs while flying, which helps it scoop flying insects right out of the air.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
70-90 mm
サイズ
45-55 mm
寿命
30-90 日
飛行速度
45 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

This dragonfly is an aerial hunter, preying on many different flying insects for its meals.

年齢による違い: Nymphs hunt aquatic invertebrates underwater; adults hunt flying insects in the air.

主な食物

  • Mosquitoes
  • Midges
  • Flies
  • Gnats
  • Moths

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

hunts

Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Eats adult mosquitoes

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

Preys on flying adult flies

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Adults are eaten by frogs

eaten by

Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

Nymphs are eaten by fish

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

Red Saddlebagsの翼開長は何ですか?

70-90 mm

Red Saddlebagsのサイズは何ですか?

45-55 mm

Red Saddlebagsの寿命は何ですか?

30-90 日

Red Saddlebagsの飛行速度は何ですか?

45 km/h

Red Saddlebagsは何を食べますか?

This dragonfly is an aerial hunter, preying on many different flying insects for its meals.

Red Saddlebagsは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Red Saddlebagsはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

Red Saddlebagsの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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