Returned home from work and noticed that there were at least 6 Emperor dragonfly cases on the reedmace and flowering rush plants in the pond. They must have all decided to hatch overnight or during the day as they were not there the day before. A shame I missed them emerging and expanding their new wings to take to the sky. Given my pond is only a year old I thought that I would not see emergent dragonflies for a couple of years. I had seen the larval forms swimming in the pond last year, but assumed they needed to mature for a few years before they would emerge. Better do some research to check my facts!
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