<b>Hatching of dragonfly <i>Aeshna cyanea</i></b>. The video does not show the right proportions of time, because in reality there are quick movements and long intervalls without motion. <br><p>a gliding out head down 9 min<br>
b moving the legs 10 min<br>
c pause with legs near body 15 min<br>
d shoot up and the back gliding out within less than 1 minute<br>
e "growing" of the wings to full size 10 min<br>
f pause half an hour<br>
g streching of the abdomen 15 minutes<br>
h pause until unfolding the wings more than one and a half hour<br></p>
another long pause until flying away
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2007-06-10
Video from pictures taken by myself