Harpoon Clubtail

I would appreciate any help identifying my questions from my post:
-what’s the chrysalis type bug near the dragonfly & does it have anything to do with it?
-confirm that liquid coming out of tail is abdominal fluid (all I could find as explanation online)

I took videos of the dragonfly emerging as well. And actually tons more pictures.
It was very exciting to see the dragonfly emerge & change over the course of many hours. What a privilege!
Please message me for any more pics of videos & feel free to comment/correct anything I’ve said. I’m new & just learning!

Posted on June 6, 2023 10:40 PM by lorip17 lorip17

Observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Harpoon Clubtail (Phanogomphus descriptus)

Observer

lorip17

Date

May 2023

Description

I’m sorry there’s so many pics, I have video too but it wouldn’t upload. I’ve never seen a clubtail being « born » (I’m a newbie!). It was AMAZING to witness!!! So many colour changes too! I stayed with it all afternoon. So many cool things:it had what seemed a helper bug when it first emerged on its still wet wings, there was a crystallized (?) bug nearby that I took pics of, it had droplets coming out of it (were those eggs? I included pics of those too). Also included a pic next to my hand for a size comparison, it was quite big. Any info more knowledgeable people could provide, I’d be thrilled to have! I took so many pics over the course of 5ish hours bc I didn’t know what was or wasn’t important & im new here. Thanks for your patience with me!

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