Damselfly metamorphosis from damselfly nymphs, in my pond

I took these photos of Damselflies emerging from the Nymph state. Note the empty Nymph case beside the fresh Damselfly. The insect initially "inflates" the wings with green body fluid, which then disappears leaving the beautiful clear wing structure. They are easy to photograph as they are not yet ready to fly. I took the photos with my Nikon Coolpix 4500 (using the standard lens).

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DSCN7316.JPG DSCN7318.JPG Emerged Damselfly + empty nymph case DSCN7319.JPG DSCN7320.JPG
DSCN7321.JPG DSCN7322.JPG The insect is only about 1.5 inches long DSCN7323.JPG DSCN7324.JPG