Dragonfly Metamorphosis |
Macedonia
About the Photographer
Retired pro, but a lifelong amateur at heart. Also a diver with decades of experience, and still addicted to underwater photography. I never go to water without a camera, to be able to record the beauties of the submerged Nature. Which, as you well know, covers the largest part of the Earth.
I will enjoy what our wonderful Earth offers to our eyes and mind for as long as I can.
From left to right: 1) Larva climbs to the surface after 2-3 years of living underwater. 2) It anchors itself to the sunny, rough surface to dry. 3) Dried exoskeleton breaks at the back, and a dragonfly pulls himself out. 4) Very vulnerable, he needs to extend and dry his wings before hes able to fly away. The empty shell remains. Dragonflies live in this appearance through several more months only. Photo by:
Mihajlo Filipovic
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