Sympetrum striolatum, common darter dragonfly
Once the insect has emerged out from the larval skin, fluids are pumped into the wing veins and the wings begin to expand
Picture No
10712440
Media ID
47612737
Size
4277px x 4133px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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Anisoptera Arthropoda Circulatory Darter Dragonfly Emergence Fluid Hexapod Hexapoda Insecta Larval Libellulidae Meadowhawk Odonata Skimmer Sympetrum Vein
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