Lance-tipped darner
Aeshna constricta
The lance-tipped darner is a dragonfly from North America. It belongs to the darners, a family of big dragonflies that are strong, fast flyers. Like every dragonfly, it has four see-through wings and huge eyes.
Lives in
North America
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not sting and leaves people alone.
What does it eat?
It catches other flying insects in the air. Its young live in water and hunt small water animals.
How fast is it?
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
Lance-tipped darner about 40 km/h (25 mph)
A car driving in town about 50 km/h (31 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Scientists say this dragonfly is doing well and is not in danger.
2
Its young, called nymphs, grow up underwater before they climb out and get their wings.
3
Darners are among the biggest dragonflies.
you asked
Most asked questions about Lance-tipped darner
?Is the lance-tipped darner dangerous?
No. Dragonflies do not sting and are harmless to people.
?Where does the lance-tipped darner live?
In North America, near ponds, lakes and rivers.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Aeshna constricta
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Family
- Aeshnidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Odonata > Aeshnidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Aeshna constricta (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Eric Haley. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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