探検昆虫

Swamp Spreadwing

Lestes vigilax

The Swamp Spreadwing is a beautiful dragonfly that loves to flutter around wetlands. With its long, slender body and colorful wings, it dances in the air, making it a joy to watch!

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Swamp Spreadwing is a slender damselfly, often exhibiting a metallic green or bronze body. Males can develop powdery blue markings on their thorax and tail end as they age. Its clear wings are held distinctively spread at an angle when it rests, a key identifier for this group.

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Swamp Spreadwing
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Swamp Spreadwing

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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A Swamp Spreadwing starts life underwater, transforming from a larva to a flying adult!

Look closely at their legs; they're spiky to help them grab onto slippery flying prey!

Males will often guard their territory, chasing away other damselflies who get too close.

They are ancient insects, with relatives that lived alongside dinosaurs millions of years ago.

特殊能力

能力

Super Spread Wings

Swamp Spreadwing holds its wings open at rest, which helps them quickly warm up in the sun or cool down in the shade.

能力

Sharp-Eyed Hunter

Swamp Spreadwing has huge compound eyes that help them spot tiny flying insects for a meal while zipping through the air.

能力

Underwater Transformer

Swamp Spreadwing starts life as a naiad that breathes underwater using special gills, helping it hunt tiny aquatic creatures.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
45-55 mm
サイズ
35-45 mm
寿命
30-60 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

They are fierce insect hunters, catching tiny flying prey with impressive aerial maneuvers!

年齢による違い: Larvae (naiads) hunt aquatic invertebrates; adults hunt flying insects.

主な食物

  • mosquitoes
  • gnats
  • small flies
  • midges

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adults prey on this common pest, helping control populations.

hunts

Lake Midge

Chironomus plumosus

Adults actively catch midges, a common food source, while flying.

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

Adult damselflies can become a meal for this large, hungry amphibian.

eaten by

Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

Their aquatic naiads are a food source for fish like the mosquitofish.

depends on

Common Cattail

Typha latifolia

They use cattails for perching, hunting from, and laying their eggs on.

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

It's safe to watch dragonflies, but don't try to catch them; they are delicate creatures.

よくある質問

Swamp Spreadwingの翼開長は何ですか?

45-55 mm

Swamp Spreadwingのサイズは何ですか?

35-45 mm

Swamp Spreadwingの寿命は何ですか?

30-60 日

Swamp Spreadwingの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Swamp Spreadwingは何を食べますか?

They are fierce insect hunters, catching tiny flying prey with impressive aerial maneuvers!

Swamp Spreadwingは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Swamp Spreadwingはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

Swamp Spreadwingの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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