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Eight-spotted skimmer dragonfly (Libellula forensis) with a blue body and wings marked by black and white spots, perched on a green leaf. Long-winged skimmer Attenborough's pintail Dragonfly larva Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) with green and blue body and transparent wings, perched at the edge of water. Skimmer Dragonfly fossil A large dragonfly with clear wings and a striped black-and-white body rests on the green leaves of a strawberry plant. An adult dragonfly emerging from its brown nymph exoskeleton while clinging to a green stem, showing the process of metamorphosis.
How a dragonfly larva catches prey
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Eight-spotted skimmer dragonfly (Libellula forensis) with a blue body and wings marked by black and white spots, perched on a green leaf.
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How a dragonfly larva catches prey
Slow-motion animation demonstrates how a dragonfly larva extends its labial mask...
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Dragonfly
Eight-spotted skimmer (Libellula forensis).
© Gennadiy_P/Shutterstock.com
Long-winged skimmer
Swift long-winged skimmer (Pachydiplax longipennis).
© Index Open
Attenborough's pintail
Vibrantly colored Attenborough's pintail (Acisoma attenboroughi).
© Kristof Zyskowski
Dragonfly larva
A dragonfly larva captures a fish by extending its labial mask.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Egg-laying
An emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) laying her eggs in the water.
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Skimmer
Widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa).
© Index Open
Dragonfly fossil
Fossil dragonfly, a form dating to the Late Jurassic Period.
© Layne Kennedy—The Image Bank Unrelaeased/Getty Images
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A dragonfly resting on a strawberry plant.
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Metamorphosis
An adult dragonfly emerges from its nymph form, after undergoing a metamorphosis.
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