Are Southern hawkers rare?

This is a fairly common and widespread species in the New Forest. Southern hawkers spend a fair amount of time away from water, so this dragonfly can be seen almost anywhere in the New Forest, either at lakes and pools or out on the open heath or along woodland rides far from water.

How do you identify a southern hawker?

How to identify. The Southern hawker is mostly black in colour. The male has lime green spots all along the body, pale blue bands on the last three segments of the abdomen, blue-green eyes, and large green patches on the thorax. The female is paler, with pale green spots and brownish eyes.

How long do Southern hawkers live?

Sometimes, as in the case of the Southern Hawker the eggs can be laid on rotting wood on the bank. Adults live for approximately six weeks. Although because different species emerge at different times it is possible to see dragonflies and damselfies from May through to December in mild years.

What is the rarest dragonfly in the UK?

The Brilliant Emerald is considered to be a nationally rare species. Habitats occupied in Scotland and in southeast England are only broadly similar: sheltered, standing or slow-flowing waters usually, but not always, edged with good tree cover.

What do Southern hawkers eat?

The adults of the southern hawker feed on various insects, caught on the wing. This is an inquisitive species and will approach people. These dragonflies breed in still or slow-flowing water.

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Where do Southern Hawker live?

The Southern hawker is a large hawker dragonfly that is on the wing from the end of June through to October. A common dragonfly of ponds, lakes and canals in the lowlands, particularly near to woodland, it can be seen patrolling a regular patch of water when hunting, or often 'hawking' through woodland rides.

What is the difference between a Southern Hawker and a common hawker?

The Common Hawker is larger and darker than the Migrant Hawker, lacks the lime green spots of the Southern Hawker, and has more black and less blue than the rare Azure Hawker of North Scotland.

How rare is a blue dragonfly?

It is very common and widely distributed through North America and into the Bahamas. Although the species name longipennis means "long wings", their wings are not substantially longer than those of related species. Females do, however, have a short abdomen that makes the wings appear longer in comparison.

What is the rarest damselfly?

The San Francisco forktail damselfly is the rarest odonate (dragonflies and damselflies) in North America.

Are gold dragonflies rare?

The Gold Dragonfly is a harmless Critter. It is a rare, golden recolor of an ordinary Dragonfly, with a 1/400 (0.25%) chance of spawning in place of the ordinary version.

Where do Southern hawkers lay their eggs?

Once they have successfully mated, the females lay their eggs (oviposit) on the edge of still or slow flowing water, often in rotting wood or other vegetation.

What's the biggest dragonfly in the UK?

It is a common species of large ponds and lakes, as well as canals and ditches, but is rarely found away from water. The female lays her eggs in floating pondweed. One of the largest dragonfly species in Europe, the emperor dragonfly flies up high to look for insect-prey, such as butterflies and chaser dragonflies.

When did hawkers start?

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How can you distinguish between hawkers and peddlers?

Hawkers and peddlers walk the streets looking for consumers. A hawker transports things on carts or the backs of animals, whereas a pedlar carries items on his own head or back. Was this answer helpful?

What is a southern hawker naturespot?

This is a large hawker. Usually males are black with large apple green spots on the abdomen and with blue markings on the last two segments and along the sides of the abdomen. Thorax sides are largely bright green, as is the face, with blue eyes. Females are duller, having pale green and blue markings.

What are the different types of hawkers?

Basically, hawkers are of 3 types: 1. Static, 2. Semi- static and 3. Mobile.

Are damselflies aggressive?

The Common blue damselfly is an aggressive species: males will defend their females as they lay their eggs, both from their own kind and other species.

Are damselflies harmless?

They are also one of the most beautiful insects that ever roamed Earth, and they have always been completely harmless to humans. They do not sting or bite. Damselflies are related to Dragonflies.

Are red damselfly rare?

The similar Small red damselfly is a much rarer species that is only found on heathlands in the south of England and West Wales.

What is a purple dragonfly?

Trithemis annulata, known commonly as the violet dropwing, violet-marked darter, purple-blushed darter or plum-coloured dropwing, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in most of Africa, in the Middle East, in the Arabian Peninsula and southern Europe.

How long do damselflies live for?

The small damselflies live for a couple of weeks as free-flying adults. The larger dragonflies can live for 4 months in their flying stage. In Britain, lucky Damsel adults seldom manage more than two weeks and Dragons more than two months. Most Damsels rarely go more than a week, and Dragons two or three weeks.

What does hawker mean in the UK?

A hawker is a type of street vendor; "a person who travels from place-to-place selling goods." Synonyms include huckster, peddler, chapman or in Britain, costermonger. However, hawkers are distinguished from other types of street vendors in that they are mobile.

Where did hawker originate?

It's easy to see, we ❤️ our hawker culture. Hawker culture started in the 1800s—after Sir Stamford Raffles turned Singapore into a thriving port city—with street hawkers, often migrants from China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia and other lands.

What is a hawker in Ireland?

The brown hawker is large common dragonfly found in Ireland, it is distinctive because of its chocolate brown colouring. They grow to 7.3cm long and have a wingspan of 10.2cm.