Wednesday 9 August 2017
Garden Pond
At least 6 of these dragonflies have emerged from our garden pond this week. The pond is just over 1 year old, being dug last June. I think they are Common Darters, Sympetrum striolatum, based on the shape of the exuvia (the larval outer skin), but I am not certain.
Newly emerged adult.
Colour starting to develop after a few hours of drying.
Exuvia, the abandoned outer case of the larva.
The hoverfly Helophilus tirivattatus,
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