The emergence of an adult club-tailed dragonfly (Gomphus vulgatissimus) from its final larval stage.

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The emergence of an adult club-tailed dragonfly (Gomphus vulgatissimus) from its final larval stage. A close-up on the head and thorax showing the white breathing tubes that allowed it to start breathing air once it left the water. Goring-on-Thames, south Oxfordshire. May.

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Size: 5100px × 3386px
Location: Goring-on-Thames, south Oxfordshire, England, UK, Europe.
Photo credit: © DP Wildlife Invertebrates / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, club-tailed, dragonfly, ecology, emergence, environment, gomphus, insect, invertebrate, metamorphosis, nature, rebirth, vulgatissimus, wildlife