Golden-ringed dragonfly
The golden-ringed dragonfly is a big black dragonfly with bright yellow rings around its long body. It patrols up and down streams, hunting other flying insects.
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Fun facts
It is the longest dragonfly in Britain. The female is extra long because of her egg-laying tube at the end.
The mother lays her eggs in shallow water.
Its hairy larvae hide in the mud at the bottom of the stream for 2 to 5 years.
When a larva is ready to become a dragonfly, it usually climbs out at night.
It is a great acrobat in the air and sometimes flies very high up into the sky.
Most asked questions about Golden-ringed dragonfly
?How big is the golden-ringed dragonfly?
Males are about 7.4 centimetres long and females about 8.4 centimetres, with wings up to about 10 centimetres across.
?What does the golden-ringed dragonfly eat?
It catches flying insects, from midges and flies to butterflies and even bumblebees.
?Does the golden-ringed dragonfly sting?
No. Dragonflies have no sting and it is harmless to people.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Cordulegaster boltonii
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Family
- Cordulegastridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Odonata > Cordulegastridae
- Lives on
- Europe, Africa
Where the facts come from
- Golden-ringed dragonfly (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 Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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