I ran into this dragonfly nymph yesterday afternoon at the edge of a local pond with it’s head and thorax sticking out of the water. About 5 minutes later, my son and I got to watch a pretty cool show. I think I took over 50 pictures of the transformation from nymph to adult, here’s a few of them.
My son and I had to be home for lunch, so I carefully transported it to a nearby bush where it could finish filling it’s wings with blood. Once doing so, they’ll be stick straight out to the sides like an airplane.
5 Responses
WOW! Nice work! That is really cool!
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 at 6:41 am
Amazing experience, Alex.
I see them diving when they lay their eggs – looks like a bubble moving downward in the water column.
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 at 6:50 am
Way cool. It’s almost like watching something out of a horror movie, but it’s still cool. Nice pictures!
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 at 8:23 am
Very cool!! Thanks for sharing.
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 at 8:50 am
Nice pics!! Thanks for sharing with us!
Posted on June 23rd, 2009 at 9:21 am
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