Anotogaster sieboldii
{{Short description|Species of dragonfly}}
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| taxon = Anotogaster sieboldii
| authority = Sélys, 1854
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Anotogaster sieboldii, as known as golden-ringed dragonfly, jumbo dragonfly, Siebold's dragonfly or {{Nihongo|oniyanma|オニヤンマ、鬼蜻蜓、馬大頭}} in Japanese, 無霸勾蜓 in Chinese and 장수잠자리 ("jang-su-jamjari", means 'General Dragonfly') in Korean is the largest species of dragonfly native to Eastern Asia, especially Japan, Taiwan, China, Korean Peninsula.한국의 잠자리 (The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Korea), 자연과생태 (http://www.econature.co.kr/), 2012. It can grow between 95 and 100 mm in length.ふしぎがわかる しぜん図鑑 こんちゅう, page 35. Froebel-Kan CO., LTD., 1999
Life cycle
image:Anotogaster sieboldii.jpg, Japan]] Eggs hatch within a month of being laid. Nymphs can live for three to five years, moulting as many as ten times and growing as large as five centimeters in length. Like adult dragonfly, nymphs are predatory insects. Once nymphs reach sufficient size, they hunt tadpoles, aquatic insects and small fish. The adult dragonfly mate and lay eggs within one to two months of metamorphosis. After mating, females head toward small creeks or ponds, not fast-moving rivers or lakes, to lay eggs. They will sometimes fly perpendicularly to the water, laying their eggs in mud or sand under the surface.
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References
- {{cite book |script-title=ja:ふしぎがわかる しぜん図鑑 こんちゅう |year=1999 |publisher=Froebel-Kan CO., LTD. |location=Tokyo, Japan |isbn=4-577-00033-4 |page=35 |url=http://www.froebel-kan.co.jp|language=ja}}
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Category:Insects described in 1854
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