The nymph and a newly hatched female specimen of the black-tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum). The dragonfly has just completed transition and has
The nymph and a newly hatched female specimen of the black-tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum). The dragonfly has just completed transition and has emerged as an adult dragonfly in the process known as incomplete metamorphosis. Photo from Vejlerne, northern Denmark in June.
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Photo credit: © Alf Jacob Nilsen / Alamy / Afripics
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