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Exuvia (Dragonfly Larva Shell)

Photo by AshleyAkers
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Field Notes

Description:

A shell from a dragonfly larvae.

Notes:

Found on grass growing in the water next to the shore in a lake and on a dead tree in the middle of the lake.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
MichaelFulbright
You are right, it is from a dragonfly. Another name for the shell is exuvia.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2011

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