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03-07-2008, 07:13 PM
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| | | Dragonfly Nymphs?
Here's a couple of pictures of something I spotted at Thursley today.
At first I thought it was goose poo - or worse  It was low down in the grass just of the main boardwalk.
Anyway here it is  
I'm assuming it a dragonfly nymph but would love to know what it might turn in to? |
03-07-2008, 07:15 PM
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| | | Re: Dragonfly Nymphs?
It's a Dragonfly Nymph casing- the Dragon has emerged, it's empty. However, I'm unsure about the species that will have emerged from it. |
03-07-2008, 07:20 PM
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| | | Re: Dragonfly Nymphs?
Nice find. 
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03-07-2008, 07:21 PM
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Thanks Nick Is that white stringy stuff something that made you realise it was a casing?
Not questioning you just want to know for my future information  |
03-07-2008, 07:29 PM
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03-07-2008, 07:31 PM
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Oops |
03-07-2008, 07:35 PM
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03-07-2008, 08:34 PM
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| | | Re: Dragonfly Nymphs?
Think they could be a Darter of some sort.
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04-07-2008, 08:45 AM
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Well done, not found one of these..............yet! |
04-07-2008, 09:02 AM
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| | | Re: Dragonfly Nymphs?
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Originally Posted by Cheryl  Thanks Nick Is that white stringy stuff something that made you realise it was a casing?
Not questioning you just want to know for my future information | The white stringy stuff is the lining of the spiracles. These are pulled out as the imago emerges. 
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