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That looks like the cast off outer layer of a dragon fly nymph to menymph§: Dragon fly larvae from: https://butterfliesandgardens.wordpress.com/tag/dragonfly-larvae/

The following resources may be helpful to get a more precise identification:

https://www.fba.org.uk/sites/default/files/EA_specid/ea_specid_mod_8.pdf

https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/odonata/species-and-identification/


§Note: As pointed out by Arthur J. Frost this is actually the exoskeleton left behind when a dragonfly nymph molted and became an adult.

That looks like a dragon fly nymph to me: Dragon fly larvae from: https://butterfliesandgardens.wordpress.com/tag/dragonfly-larvae/

The following resources may be helpful to get a more precise identification:

https://www.fba.org.uk/sites/default/files/EA_specid/ea_specid_mod_8.pdf

https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/odonata/species-and-identification/

That looks like the cast off outer layer of a dragon fly nymph§: Dragon fly larvae from: https://butterfliesandgardens.wordpress.com/tag/dragonfly-larvae/

The following resources may be helpful to get a more precise identification:

https://www.fba.org.uk/sites/default/files/EA_specid/ea_specid_mod_8.pdf

https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/odonata/species-and-identification/


§Note: As pointed out by Arthur J. Frost this is actually the exoskeleton left behind when a dragonfly nymph molted and became an adult.

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That looks like a dragon fly nymph to me: Dragon fly larvae from: https://butterfliesandgardens.wordpress.com/tag/dragonfly-larvae/

The following resources may be helpful to get a more precise identification:

https://www.fba.org.uk/sites/default/files/EA_specid/ea_specid_mod_8.pdf

https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/odonata/species-and-identification/