Hawker Emperor dragonfly adult just emerged waiting to harden exoskeleton skeleton before maiden flight large compound eyes
Newly emerged from its ruptured nymph case an adult Hawker Emperor dragonfly waits for its pumped up wings and new exoskeleton to fully harden after Metamorphosis and th moult before making a maiden flight.
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Photo credit: © Yon Marsh Natural History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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