IW: Red arrow dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum)

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Hello insect lovers, for days I wanted to contribute my grain of sand, this will be my first publication in the insects of the world community, I hope you like it.

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Yesterday while I was walking my dog ​​maiden, I approached a lake near my house, which is located in the park of my city where I hoped to be able to photograph dragonflies, and I was lucky ...

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The Red Arrow Dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum), is one of the most common in Europe along with other sister species, so I know, it likes quiet waters such as ponds and lakes, which it usually uses for breeding.

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Apparently, the dragonfly that we observe in the images has not yet reached maturity, as I understand the females and the specimens that are still young have a light yellow thorax and abdomen, whereas in males they turn red when they mature.

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It is not an easy species to distinguish for the inexperienced eye but taking into account the aforementioned we could get to identify its gender

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Dragonflies are insectivorous insects or in other words insects that eat other insects I thought they ate plants and vegetables but they are high up in the food chain

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Unlike other insects, dragonflies do not lay their eggs on leaves or plants, if not, they throw them into the water from the air while they fly.

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