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Southern Hawker

Aeshna cyanea

The Southern Hawker is a colorful dragonfly with bright green and blue markings. It loves to fly around ponds and gardens, catching small insects in the air.

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Southern Hawker is a large, robust dragonfly. Males typically have a striking mosaic pattern of blue and apple-green on a black body, while females are usually green and yellow. Its large, iridescent compound eyes meet at the top of its head, providing exceptional vision.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOdonataAeshnidaeAeshna
Southern Hawker
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Southern Hawker

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 Southern Hawker's eyes contain nearly 30,000 tiny lenses for incredible sight!

Baby Southern Hawkers live underwater for up to two years before transforming!

Dragonflies have been zipping around Earth since before the dinosaurs!

They can twist and turn in the air, even flying backwards, thanks to their four wings!

特殊能力

能力

Aerial Acrobat

Southern Hawker can hover, fly backward, and turn rapidly because of its independently controlled wings that help them catch agile prey.

能力

360-Degree Sight

Southern Hawker has huge compound eyes covering most of its head that helps them spot movement in almost every direction.

能力

Underwater Hunter

Southern Hawker larvae can breathe and hunt underwater using gills that help them ambush aquatic insects and tadpoles.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
95-110 mm
サイズ
70-75 mm
寿命
395-1185 日
飛行速度
45 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Southern Hawkers are aerial hunters, catching other flying insects right out of the air!

年齢による違い: Larvae eat aquatic insects and tadpoles; adults eat flying insects.

主な食物

  • flies
  • mosquitoes
  • butterflies
  • moths
  • smaller dragonflies

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

hunts

housefly

Musca domestica

Adults actively pursue and eat these flies.

hunts

common mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adults are important predators of mosquitoes.

eaten by

common frog

Rana temporaria

Frog adults and tadpoles can eat dragonfly nymphs.

eaten by

blackbird

Turdus merula

Birds, like blackbirds, sometimes catch adult dragonflies.

特徴

別名

Southern Hawker Dragonfly

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Southern Hawkers are harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

よくある質問

Southern Hawkerの翼開長は何ですか?

95-110 mm

Southern Hawkerのサイズは何ですか?

70-75 mm

Southern Hawkerの寿命は何ですか?

395-1185 日

Southern Hawkerの飛行速度は何ですか?

45 km/h

Southern Hawkerは何を食べますか?

Southern Hawkers are aerial hunters, catching other flying insects right out of the air!

Southern Hawkerは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Southern Hawkerはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

Southern Hawkerの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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