Sympetrum striolatum, common darter dragonfly
When the head and thorax are free of the larval skin during emergence, the legs are withdrawn. The hanging-back phase allows the legs to harden
Picture No
10712439
Media ID
47612735
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3591px x 3702px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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Anisoptera Arthropoda Darter Dragonfly Emergence Hexapod Hexapoda Insecta Larval Libellulidae Meadowhawk Odonata Skimmer Sympetrum
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