探検昆虫

Red-tailed Pennant

Brachymesia furcata

The Red-tailed Pennant is a colorful dragonfly with bright red and yellow markings. It loves to fly around sunny areas near water, showing off its beautiful wings.

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Red-tailed Pennant is a medium-sized dragonfly with a distinct reddish-orange abdomen on males, while females are duller yellowish-brown. Its clear wings feature a prominent dark spot (stigma) near the tip, and the thorax often displays yellowish streaks.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOdonataLibellulidaeBrachymesia
Red-tailed Pennant
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Red-tailed Pennant

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

Adult Red-tailed Pennants can catch and eat tiny insects while flying at top speed!

Their underwater nymphs breathe through gills inside their abdomen, a unique survival trick!

These dragonflies are ancient, with fossils showing they have existed for over 300 million years!

They help clean the air by eating thousands of flying pests, keeping nature in balance!

特殊能力

能力

Aerial Acrobat

Red-tailed Pennant can hover and fly backwards because of powerful wing muscles that help them hunt agile prey.

能力

Predator Vision

Red-tailed Pennant has enormous compound eyes that allow them to see almost 360 degrees, helping spot tiny flying insects.

能力

Nymph Camouflage

Red-tailed Pennant nymphs can blend into murky water because of their cryptic coloration that hides them from fish predators.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
60-85 mm
サイズ
35-50 mm
寿命
30-90 日
飛行速度
35 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Red-tailed Pennants are aerial hunters that feast on small flying insects like mosquitoes and flies.

年齢による違い: Nymphs eat aquatic invertebrates and small fish, while adults eat flying insects.

主な食物

  • mosquitoes
  • midges
  • flies
  • gnats
  • small moths
  • butterflies

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Adult dragonflies are a food source for various bird species.

eaten by

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Dragonfly nymphs are prey for many freshwater fish species.

eats

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adult Red-tailed Pennants consume numerous mosquitoes.

eats

Non-biting Midge

Chironomus plumosus

Dragonflies actively hunt and consume swarms of midges.

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

Dragonflies are harmless and fun to watch, but don't try to catch them.

よくある質問

Red-tailed Pennantの翼開長は何ですか?

60-85 mm

Red-tailed Pennantのサイズは何ですか?

35-50 mm

Red-tailed Pennantの寿命は何ですか?

30-90 日

Red-tailed Pennantの飛行速度は何ですか?

35 km/h

Red-tailed Pennantは何を食べますか?

Red-tailed Pennants are aerial hunters that feast on small flying insects like mosquitoes and flies.

Red-tailed Pennantは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Red-tailed Pennantはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

Red-tailed Pennantの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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