Transformation

When we were on a botanizing day at Elkton Bog, near Cremona (north west of Calgary) on 30th July, friend Susan spotted this empty Subarctic Darner nymph case on a low branch and right next to it was the newly emerged dragonfly, wings spread, drying out before flying away. I thought this empty shell was beautiful - almost looked like metal. I uploaded a photo of the Dragonfly lying alongside the empty casing on 3rd August.

This short video of how a nymph becomes a dragonfly is interesting to watch - just fast forward a few less interesting bits, or simply be patient : )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezq_JWd1Sd8&feature=related