Red dragonfly . A fascinating, slender red-figured insect , this is one of about 130 species of dragonfly in Europe .
Summary
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- 1Sinonomia
- 2 He lives
- 3 Description
- 4 Food
- 5 Behavior
- 6 Playback
- 7 sources
Synonymy
- Sympetrum: {gr, syn}, together + {lt, petra, ae}, stone; for the places where they like to perch.
- sanguineum: {lt, sanguineus, a, um}, of blood.
- Libellula sanguinea Müller, 1764, Diplax armeniaca Selys, 1884
Habitat
This insect prefers wet and swampy areas as habitat sites, so it is more common to see it near rivers , streams and lakes in the areas where it lives.
Description
- Fascinating insect, with a slender figure and rhythmic movement are very marked characteristics in its species.
- Colour: intense red
- Body: it has an elongated body, two wings in the form of propellers, which emit a kind of sound when flying, especially when they are static, the upper part of the wings are light red and towards the end it seems to be diluted in a tone reddish yellow , the appearance of these is like a special fabric .
- Legs: it has two rear legs with bristles that facilitate its adhesion to different surfaces.
- Wings: According to experts, the wings of the male dragonfly are somewhat different from those of the female.
- Eyes: His eyesare light green and he has a fairly extensive field of vision.
Feeding
The dragonfly feeds on insects such as mosquitoes , flies , drones, which it manages to catch thanks to its visual acuity and speed to fly, in an unparalleled strategy it manages to visually impress its victim by making it believe that it is static and then attacks it unexpectedly. .
Behaviour
The red dragonfly does not walk and to catch its prey, with its wings it forms a kind of bag that allows it to hold it while it accomplishes its task, it is estimated by experts that it can see its prey at a distance of approximately more than 10 meters, it is a beautiful and defenseless animal that has never stung man , seeing them in landscapes and even in gardens is a beautiful spectacle of nature .
Reproduction
The male is an implacable defender of his territory, in the mating season the male usually attracts the attention of his courtship by making a change in his routine form of flight and later gives her a kind of loving rear tap to warn her of his presence and of his presence. The seriousness of her intentions, the female in a gesture of acceptance usually poses in a somewhat curved way to facilitate mating, after which the female is ready to reproduce.
The female, once the time is up, usually deposits her eggs in the cracks of the swamps or in places preferably near the water , the larvae of the red dragonfly are usually large predators.
