Hagen's bluet
Enallagma hageni
Hagen's bluet is a slim little damselfly from North America. Damselflies are the thin, gentle cousins of dragonflies. Bluets are named for the bright blue colour of many of their males.
Lives in
North America, near ponds and lakes
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Damselflies have no sting and do not bother people.
What does it eat?
It snatches tiny flying insects out of the air. Its babies live under water and eat even tinier water animals.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Hagen's bluet about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It belongs to a family called narrow-winged damselflies, because their wings are thin and slim.
2
When it rests, it folds its wings along its back, unlike a dragonfly that keeps them spread out.
3
Scientists say there are plenty of them, and their number stays steady.
you asked
Most asked questions about Hagen's bluet
?Is Hagen's bluet dangerous?
No. Damselflies have no sting and are harmless to people.
?What is the difference between a damselfly and a dragonfly?
A damselfly is thinner and folds its wings along its body when it rests. A dragonfly keeps its wings open.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Enallagma hageni
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Family
- Coenagrionidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Odonata > Coenagrionidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Enallagma hageni (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 (c) Jimmy Dee, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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