Emergent Dragonflies

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Just missed a couple of [W:dragonflies] emerging from their larval skins and could not get close enough for a good picture.

Dragonfly above it's former skin
Dragonfly above it's former skin

Freshly emerged dragonfly
Freshly emerged dragonfly

I did manage to collect an abandoned skin once they had departed.

External skin of the dragonfly nymph stage
External skin of the dragonfly nymph stage