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| | | | Ruddy darter | | The ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) belongs to the genus darters (Sympetrum), in the order dragonflies, the family skimmers (Libellulidae) and the subfamily Sympetrinae. It is commonly encountered in Europe. | | |
| | | | The ruddy darter reaches body lengths of 40 - 45 mm and wingspans of 50 - 60 mm. The abdomen of the male ruddy darter widens in the final third and is bright red in colour, while the abdomen of the female often appears yellowish-brown to ochre, or red. Their bodies have black markings. The legs are always completely black. | | |
| | | They fly in the months of July to September. The adult ruddy darter prefers to live on small bodies of water. It feeds on small insects caught during flight. | | |
| | | The females lay their eggs in ‘packages’ in wet or muddy ground. The eggs overwinter there. In spring the eggs are transported into water by the rain. The pre-larvae soon hatch from their eggs and fully develop into larvae. At the end of June, after one year of development, the larvae emerge from the water as adult dragonflies. | | |
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Image editing with Photoshop | | 1. | Ruddy Darter - Sympetrum sanguineum | | 2. | Ruddy Darter - front view |
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