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Dragonfly nymph

Order Odonata, Suborder Anisoptera,

Photo by Andrea Lim
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Field Notes

Description:

Dragonfly larvae/nymph, length 18mm. I would not have seen it if I hadn't startled it and it moved. It was very well camouflaged against the muddy bottom.

Habitat:

Mud-lined puddle along the dirt road. James Cook University, Cairns QLD

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Comments (9)
Andrea Lim
Thanks Argy! You were quite right. I won't be able to look at a dragonfly the same way anymore. Not so 'delicate!' :-0
Mark Ridgway
here it is - good reading http://www.statesman.com/news/news/dragonflies-natures-deadliest-drone-but-prettier/nXB49/
Mark Ridgway
Hmm.. I think damselflies are delicate but I don't feel quite the same about dragonflies. I was reading somewhere recently about how effective they are as killers with the highest 'hit' rate of any creature. Also the talent to kill and consume meals in flight. Apparently they can calculate complex interception flight paths to other fliers and adjust almost instantly with incredible accuracy... I'll try to find the link again.
Andrea Lim
Thank you to injica, Mona and Argy Bee! Yes it hard to believe a predacious nymph would turn into a delicate dragonfly :-)
injica
Amazing and almost invisible! Good job ;)

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PublishedApril 21, 2013

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