My lawn was in the clutches of ghosts. Returning home to #NoMowMay, after a couple of months lockdown elsewhere, the grass was beyond knee high - perfect for dragonfly nymphs to climb and await metamorphosis. I saw one Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) emerge jewel green and fly away leaving behind a translucent shell of its nymph skin holding a stalk of grass.
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