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Copyright: Alan Cassidy (accassidy)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-06-08 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Camera: Pentax Optio 550 |
| Exposure: f/4.6, 1/400 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-02-22 11:48 |
| Viewed: 465 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Here is a dragon fly larva that bred in the rain-filled cover of my swimming pool from late 2005 to June 2006. We see lots of pictures of adult dragon flies, but very little about their earlier stages. This large under-water predator had obviously done well feeding on whatever smaller creatures found their way into the man-made pond.
When we cleared out the cover, we found several of these latvae, along with numerous newts and a few un-metamorphosed tadpoles. I took this snap with the creature in shallow water in a handy plastic bowl, then we later released him in a local lake.
The photo through the water is, of course, not brilliant. But it is clear enough to show a lot of details on the body of the insect, including rudimentary wings, still to fully develop.
If anyone who knows about UK Dragon Flies can identify the species, that would be really great. He/she is close to 40mm long. Thanks. |
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Hey Alan,
Really can not make out that tthe photo was taken through water, pretty neat from that perspective. Some more light probably post processing may have brought out more colors though.
TFS
Kirti
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Hello Alan,
really rarely reared in an artificial pool,
really rarely shown at TN.
Although submersed, details of the larva are well seen.
I think, it is an immature Aeschna, probably cyanea.
Thank you for posting and best wishes, Peter
Hi Alan!
I agree with Peter, larvae of dragonflies are so rarely presented on TN that your picture is really a special one! And even if it was taken under laboratory conditions with no natural BG, I like it!
Good sharpness and details. I also agree with that most probably it is Aeshna cyanea.
By the way, just for fun, please feel free to look here to see a little more "face-to-face" point of view of another dragonly larva :)
Best greetings,
Radomir
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