Little blue dragonlet
Erythrodiplax minuscula
The little blue dragonlet is a small dragonfly from North America. It belongs to the skimmer family, dragonflies that like to zip over ponds and then rest on a stem. Like all dragonflies, it is a skilled little hunter.
Lives in
North America, near ponds and lakes
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Dragonflies have no sting and do not hurt people.
What does it eat?
It catches small flying insects in the air. Its babies live under water and hunt tiny 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)
Little blue dragonlet about 40 km/h (25 mph)
A car driving in town about 50 km/h (31 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its baby, called a nymph, grows up under water before it climbs out and turns into a flying dragonfly.
2
Scientists checked on it in 2017 and found that there are plenty of them and the number stays steady.
3
It has four wings and can move each pair on its own.
you asked
Most asked questions about Little blue dragonlet
?Is the little blue dragonlet dangerous?
No. It has no sting and does not bite people.
?Where does the little blue dragonlet live?
In North America, near water.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Erythrodiplax minuscula
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Odonata > Libellulidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Erythrodiplax minuscula (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 leppyone. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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