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Common Name: Arizona Snake Tail

Scientific Name: Ophiogomphus arizonicus 

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta 

Order: Odonata

Family: Gomphidae

Genus: Ophiogomphus 

Species: O. arizonicus

 

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The Ohiogomphus arizonicus is also known as the Arizona Snake Tail and it is located mostly in North America, Arizona and New Mexico in the eastern rocky mountains. The Arizona Snake Tail is described as mostly green strips on its tail and some black on its tail. An Ophiogomphus is known as a dragonfly. The word dragonfly is also sometimes referred to an Ophiogomphus.

 

There are sizes of many different dragonflies varies the wings spans from a span of 160mm to 191mm and the body ranging from 117mm to 135mm. Also, the coloration is mostly green and black strips. The characteristics from the Arizona Snake Tail are the different colors and the different eyes ranging from blue to a grayish color, and the different tails from the dragonflies.

 

The Arizona Snake Tail has different habits. Populations are confederations. The Arizona Snake Tail mostly in North America and in the states of Arizona and New Mexico ( USA) most of them live in the eastern rocky mountains. The population of the Arizona Snake Tail is stable so, their population will vary depending on how the population goes. The conservation of this species occurs in several national forests and on tribal lands.

 

The Arizona Snake Tail has many different feeding habits, diets, and predators. The Arizona Snake Tail has many different roles in the food web it has to eat before it gets eaten by bigger predators. The Arizona Snake Tail eats whenever it cans and whenever its safe, they usually nibble on it until its all gone. The Arizona Snake Tail usually protects his surroundings to prevent getting eaten from other predators. 

 

It's important that many different ways in meanings like there would have been no life cycle. Without the dragonflies, the insects have different colors and size and also wouldn’t be part of the 5900s species that are already had been discovered.

 

Author: Lorenzo S

Published: 2/12

 

Sources:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odonata, A-Z animials.com 

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