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Comanche skimmer

Libellula comanche
Eats: Other bugs and small animalsDragonflies and damselfliesPonds, rivers and shores6 legs

The Comanche skimmer is a dragonfly from North and Central America. It belongs to the skimmers, one of the biggest families of dragonflies. Like all dragonflies, it is a fast flyer and a skilled hunter.

Lives in
North America and Central America, near water
Top speed
about 40 km/h (25 mph)
Flying, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Dragonflies do not sting people.
What does it eat?
Like all dragonflies, it catches small flying insects in the air. Its babies hunt underwater.
For real!Photo of Comanche skimmer
Picture by Judy Gallagher. CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

There are plenty of Comanche skimmers, and scientists say the species is not in danger.

2

It lives in both North America and Central America.

3

Like all dragonflies, its babies grow up underwater before they turn into flying adults.

you asked

Most asked questions about Comanche skimmer

?Where does the Comanche skimmer live?

In North America and Central America, near water.

?Is the Comanche skimmer dangerous?

No. Like all dragonflies, it cannot sting people.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Libellula comanche
Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Family
Libellulidae
Classification
Insecta > Odonata > Libellulidae
Lives on
North America

Where the facts come from

  1. Libellula comanche (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Judy Gallagher. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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