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Empty shell of dragonfly nymph

Photo by Dangermouse
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Field Notes

Description:

Impossible to tell which species, but this shell was still clinging to the grass growing out of the water.

Notes:

First photo is a cropped version of the second, to help show more detail.

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Comments (5)

Thanks! A good lucky shot with the reflection of the sky on the water.
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.
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.

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