Tag Archives: Pond

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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Pond Life (part one)

Posted on 16 June 2010 by Himself

In the murky depths beneath the lily pads lives all manner of creatures but an hour’s worth of video only revealed a newt (or possibly two) passing by momentarily…

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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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