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Dragonfly pupa? (1 Viewer)

Keebs

Keebs

If I fire off enough shots, maybe just one of 'em
Those eyes and head look the part.

Sat on a reed about a foot above the waterline.

Don't recall seeing one before.
 

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It's a dragonfly exuvia - the shed skin of the final instar larva (dragonflies don't pupate). It looks like a darter exuvia on my phone screen.
 
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