This image perhaps has more biological than artistic appeal, but I wanted to show what the dragonfly nymph from my previous post looked like before it molted its exoskeleton. It is not uncommon for these nymphs to be covered by what I think are colonial protozoans (I'm not an authority on those). These organisms do not harm the dragonfly - they are simply using it as a substrate for attachment. They feed by filtering microscopic particles out of the water. You might also note how the nymph's wings have increased in length following the molt (see my previous post). 40D, 100 mm macro, 1/250, f/16, ISO 100, MT-24EX twin flash (diffused), tripod, cable release. RAW file PP in CS3 - curves, vibrance. I cloned some bits of debris in the water and toned down some flash-generated spectral highlights. All comments are welcome and appreciated.







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) questions as well. How many species are attached? - there appear to be several. Are these species associated specifically with this species of dragonfly? - or are they also found on other aquatic inverts or plants stems, etc. Hmmm, sounds like a thesis topic - if someone hasn't already looked at this.
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