Dragonfly Larva
by Elisabeth Derichs
Title
Dragonfly Larva
Artist
Elisabeth Derichs
Medium
Photograph
Description
"Krefelder Zoo"
The dragonfly had just climbed out of the water to molt the last time when I found it.
I was curios, because I know it was a dragonfly, but it had green duckweed on it’s body, a fin on its tail and no wings.
I had never seen this before. Luckily, a young couple came over to see what I was photographing, pulled out a phone and googled it. It was a dragonfly larva.
- At the beginning is an egg. -
The dragonfly larva lives under water and molts up to 12 times as it grows.
The dragonfly climbs out of the water for the last molt.
Approximately 3 hours later the larva becomes a dragonfly ready to fly.
What remains of the empty skin from the last molt - is called the Exuvien.
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August 26th, 2019
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