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Golden flangetail

Sinictinogomphus clavatus
Eats: Other bugs and small animalsDragonflies and damselfliesPonds, rivers and shores6 legs

The golden flangetail is a dragonfly from Asia. It belongs to the clubtails, dragonflies whose tail gets wider near the end like a little club. It is common over a huge part of Asia.

Lives in
Asia, from Nepal to Vietnam and eastern Russia, at ponds and lakes
Top speed
about 40 km/h (25 mph)
Flying, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Dragonflies have no sting, so just watch it fly.
What does it eat?
Like other dragonflies, it catches flying insects. Its babies live in the water and hunt small water animals.
For real!Photo of Golden flangetail
Picture by Navian. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

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Fun facts

1

It is the only kind in its group, so it has no close cousins.

2

It lives near still water, like ponds and lakes, not fast rivers.

3

It is common all the way from Nepal to Vietnam and eastern Russia.

you asked

Most asked questions about Golden flangetail

?Is the golden flangetail dangerous?

No. Dragonflies have no sting and cannot hurt you.

?Where does the golden flangetail live?

In Asia, from Nepal to Vietnam and eastern Russia, near still water like ponds and lakes.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Sinictinogomphus clavatus
Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Family
Gomphidae
Classification
Insecta > Odonata > Gomphidae
Lives on
Asia

Where the facts come from

  1. Sinictinogomphus clavatus (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 Navian. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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