The Transformer
Uploaded: August 03, 2011 | Entered: September 23, 2014 20:54:02
~A newly-emerged adult dragonfly~
On the stem above the dragonfly, you can see a frontal view of the exoskeleton (exuvia) left behind after the emergence as an adult. I didn't realize but discovered that adult dragonflies live only about 2 months but their life cycle can take up to 4 years to complete. From egg to nymph stage - most of those 4 years are spent living entirely underwater. Amazingly, if the nymph cycle is completed during winter months, emergence as an adult does not occur until conditions are favorable in the spring. When air temps are warm enough, the nymph crawls out of the water for the very first time and onto a water plant stem, where it sheds it's skin for the final transformation into an adult dragonfly....and for 2 months only, the hunt is on for a mate(s) and the dragonfly cycle begins once more...(Found at Zilker Botanical Gardens in Austin, TX)
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 25/10000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 116.00 mm, Model: NIKON D7000
Tammy M. Anderson
August 03, 2011
R. J. Laudenbacher
August 03, 2011
Linda D. Lester
August 03, 2011
Val Feldman
August 03, 2011
Emile Abbott
August 03, 2011
Reynaldo D. Reyes
August 03, 2011
Kathy Salerni
August 03, 2011
Heather Loewenhardt
August 03, 2011
Mary Dimitriw
August 04, 2011
Obviously the gas in your think tank is full. LOL Great job! #9580862
Val Feldman
August 04, 2011
Lorna Shutter August 04, 2011
Gee, I just love ringing that bell! Ha! Ha! This is an awesome award winning image, Ms. U.S.A.! Never knew Dragonflies shed their skin like snakes! What an amazing find! You did a fantastic job capturing both the Dragonfly and its exoskeleton in one shot ... and with such clarity! WTG, Val! :) #9582185
Patrick Rouzes
August 04, 2011
Terry Cervi
August 05, 2011
Patrick Rouzes
August 07, 2011
Candice C. Calhoun
August 08, 2011
ccc #9590131
Deborah C. Lewinson
August 10, 2011
Also a WOW!
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Ann H. Belus
August 13, 2011
Ann Varley
August 18, 2011
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