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Dragonfly exuviae found near the Allegheny River.
Spotted on Jul 16, 2011
Submitted on Jul 17, 2011
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My pleasure. One of the great things about Noah is all the information that's shared. Just glad to be of help. :)
Great! Thanks Eve!
These are two different animals I think. The first picture is a dragonfly exuviae and the second looks more like a mayfly (Order: Ephemeroptera) possibly. :)
Great info thanks! It make sense. The dragonfly exuviae is probably from the many dragonflies trapped in big spiderwebs. I added a picture.
This is an exuvia from a dragonfly. Dragonflies spend most of their lives in the Larval/nymph aquatic form and then metamorphose to their flying adult form to breed. A good entomologist on here will be able to tell you what family this exoskeleton belongs to.