Image #4 of a series of 8. Beautiful adult female western pondhawk dragonfly (Erythemis collocata) that has emerged from the exoskeleton of the larva

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Image #4 of a series of 8. Beautiful adult female western pondhawk dragonfly (Erythemis collocata) that has emerged from the exoskeleton of the larva with wings starting to expand

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Size: 4622px × 3466px
Location: Ladner, Delta, BC, Canada
Photo credit: © Ernest Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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