Here a dragon fly has pushed out of its larval skin - which can be seen in phot, and is resting and growing its shape/letting its body harden. The wet spot below dragonfly is liquid drops from emergent process- dragonfly is drying off after its birth. This photo was taken June 14, 2023, at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine.

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