Tag Archives: Nymph

Dragonfly: almost emerged

Posted on 10 July 2010 by Himself

We spotted a dragonfly trying to emerge from its nymph skin but the nymph had not attached itself securely to a reed….

…and so it struggled to free itself…

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Dragonfly nymph

Posted on 8 July 2010 by Himself

I apologise to those searching for the Dragonfly nymph pictures from last year as they seem to have become lost in the move to this dot net site. I did spot an empty one today…

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Emergent Dragonflies

Posted on 31 July 2009 by Himself

Just missed a couple of dragonfliesW emerging from their larval skins and could not get close enough for a good picture.
I did manage to collect an abandoned skin once they had departed.

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