muda de ninfa a adulto
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All following photos were made by S. Drechsel in La Rosada (S 26º 06´ W 56º 50´) 20. iii. 2010
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| the nymph comes out of the ground and climb up a stem | anchored with its front legs | it bends the body and the skin on the back opens | ||
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| slowly it pushes out of the exuviae | ||||
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| the head is now free, the eyes are visible | mouthparts and legs come out | |||
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| the wings are now free | ||||
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| all legs are free | at last the abdomen | |||
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| the wings are inflated with hemolymph | ||||
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| now the legs are clinging on the exuviae… | …in order to get free the abdomen | |||
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| the wings reached their full length | and will now cure |