Blue Dasher Photo #2

Here is the dragonfly after it has completely emerged, its wings are fully open and dry. You can see the instar or shedding that it has left behind. The blue dashers we watched emerging this summer all completed this process at night. Why do you think they emerge at night instead of during the day?
Dragonfly metamorphosis is different from butterfly metamorphosis.
Click here to learn about incomplete metamorphosis!Scroll down about 1/2 way and you will learn how it is different. What stage is missing in the incomplete metamorphosis?

7 thoughts on “Blue Dasher Photo #2

  • January 31, 2009 at 7:31 pm
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    Hello to everyone in Mrs.Lenahan’s 4th grade!
    I am an NJ preschool teacher who will be joining your teacher in Mexico. My class is fascinated with insects and we would really love to raise dragonflies this summer.
    We would love it if you all could teach us how!
    Your class looks like an amazing place to be.:)
    Best Regards,
    Miss Hope

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  • January 16, 2009 at 1:48 pm
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    At night becuse its dark and the enimes are a sleep .

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  • January 11, 2009 at 9:30 am
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    I just noticed that in this picture the instar has a hole in it. I think that the nymth made that hole when he crawled out.

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  • January 9, 2009 at 4:36 pm
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    MsLenahan the picture looks awesome. did
    you take the picture? where did you take
    the picture

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  • January 9, 2009 at 4:35 pm
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    I think they emerge during the night because they want to be protected.

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  • January 9, 2009 at 4:34 pm
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    Dragonflies emerge at night because they do not want anyone to hurt them.

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  • January 9, 2009 at 8:38 am
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    I think dragonflies emerge at night instead of during the day because when they emerge they are very vulnerable to prey and there would be less prey to hunt them at night. Also dragonflies eat during the day so by morning they would be able to gather food.

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