Dragonfly nymph

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Olympusman
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Dragonfly nymph

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Dragonfly nymph

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Mike
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Post by Beatsy »

Gosh - I never knew they looked like that. Almost like a bit's missing off the back end. Very interesting. Ta for posting.

Olympusman
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Dragonfly nymph

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Dragonfly nymphs may live up to five years before becoming an actual dragonfly. Therefore they go through a series of molts as they develop into the end product. You can capture a nymph at any stage moving toward maturity.

Mike
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Re: Dragonfly nymph

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Olympusman wrote:Dragonfly nymphs may live up to five years before becoming an actual dragonfly. Therefore they go through a series of molts as they develop into the end product. You can capture a nymph at any stage moving toward maturity.

Mike
Well that's another surprise (didn't know). I spend more time dabbling around ponds and streams than most normal folks (everybody here excepted of course :) ) but I've *never* seen one. Assuming that's where they spend their formative years of course. Another topic for my "must google it sometime" list. Thanks.

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Post by svalley »

Well done!
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