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Description

Shed exoskeleton of 1/3 inch grasshopper (correction - dragonfly - thanks, Ed)
It always amazes me that these little things can wriggle out of the old exoskeleton and leave them mostly intact, when they shed

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D850
1/200
F10
ISO 320
70-200 @180
Spot metering

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Very cool, Sandy. I like the shed exoskeleton on what looks like an old seed head. They fit nicely together.

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Great find Sandy. It is amazingly intact. Great documentation work. I really like the grass seed head it is on too. Nice BG to provide the setting. I think this is probably a dragonfly exoskeleton (https://thedragonflywoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/emergence-1.jpg). Some crickets will actually eat their shed skins to help build their new skins.

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Cool find! How on earth did it manage to wiggle out without damaging the seedhead?

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Hi Ed - looks as if you`re right on the ID - thanks for the correction!

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A wonderful find, Sandy. The background for this photo image was perfect as the details in the subject came out very well. Photography is amazing showing things not seen before.

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Sandy: Just a superbly crafted image! I love the subject, the perch and the BG. They all fit together perfectly. Most excellent. >=))>

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Sandy, this event is fun to watch and very difficult to find an insect at this moment in its life cycle. Thumbs up on a great find and presentation of this event!

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Thanks, Bill and Shirley, for the EP!
This was a fun and different catch -