Dragonfly exuvia

[bugmeister]

The what? they say

 

The exuvia is the empty case left behind when a dragonfly hatches from a larva to the adult form.

 

This one was still hanging on to a bit of pond vegetation where the larva had climbed out of the water and hatched in the early morning. Unfortunately long before I got there and all I found was this.

 

This one was identified as the exuvia of a brown hawker dragonfly and the little fly is an added bonus

 

 

EOS 5Dii, Sigma 105, 1/125s @ f11 @ iso400

[JohnP]

Bugs... that's brilliant, I wish it were mine... 

[NannyFerret]

Bugs... that's brilliant, I wish it were mine... 

Me too, and there is even a little fly on it too.

[Leon]

wow!!   

[annie]

nice one bugs.

 

is that the one you found when we was at wicken, or a new one?

[FUJI]

Bugs... that's brilliant, I wish it were mine... 

It just wouldn't fit you Annie ;-)

Seriously though.....this is a shot of something that is normally missed.....a good mate of mine has a small garden pond, he can have a dozen of these clinging to the surrounding reeds and plants at the right time of year.......the extra insect here is a real bonus.

FUJI

[bugmeister]

nice one bugs.

 

is that the one you found when we was at wicken, or a new one?

Nope, it's a more recent one, there's been a good few of these found at the raised pond this year, but I've not yet managed to find one emerging this year.

[Kobione]

Fantastic detail, Bugmeister, and the fly adds to it as well