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Impossible to tell which species, but this shell was still clinging to the grass growing out of the water.
First photo is a cropped version of the second, to help show more detail.
Thanks! A good lucky shot with the reflection of the sky on the water.
Beautiful!
that is the empty shell of a dragonfly - you are right.those insects live as nymphs in the water, hunt there other insects and also frogs and little fishes, then they climb up a plant above the watersurface to hatch as a ready and adult dragonfly.
Thanks, Dan, I'll update that now.
Yes, I believe it is the empty shell of a dragonfly nymph. I've been seeing a lot of these around the pond at my work.
Spotted on Aug 27, 2011 Submitted on Aug 27, 2011
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Thanks! A good lucky shot with the reflection of the sky on the water.
Beautiful!
that is the empty shell of a dragonfly - you are right.
those insects live as nymphs in the water, hunt there other insects and also frogs and little fishes, then they climb up a plant above the watersurface to hatch as a ready and adult dragonfly.
Thanks, Dan, I'll update that now.
Yes, I believe it is the empty shell of a dragonfly nymph. I've been seeing a lot of these around the pond at my work.