Anax papuensis
Australian Emperor at Michelago, NSW
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| Anax papuensis | roymcd | 4 Oct 2017 | |
| Unverified | Illilanga | 4 Oct 2017 |
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4 comments
5 Oct 2017
Fantastic shots, I'm not sure but the casing might even show the delicate stringy bits that get pulled out for it to breathe when it emerges? (I saw this once on an Attenborough documentary on TV)....
5 Oct 2017
Yep, the delicate stringy bits are the linings of the tracheae, the fine tubes that insects use for 'breathing'. The thoracic tracheae are particularly evident as they need to be large enough to supply the wing muscles.
5 Oct 2017
Thanks guys. The high resolution versions of the photos do show those "stringy bits" in more detail. :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.155854-35.779390
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Dec 2010 06:00 PM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
Collections
- Illilanga Completed Illilanga Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anax papuensis Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Insects
Species information
- Anax papuensis Scientific name
- Australian Emperor Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1654.2m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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5 / 7
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