Common darter: Difference between revisions

'''The life span of common darter typically lasts a year'''. There are three stages in their life cycle: egg, nymph, and adult. They exist in the nymph stage for the majority of their life (humans cannot see them with the naked eye). '''Egg Stage:''' A male and a female will mate while flying in the air. After mating, the female will lay her eggs in the water. '''Nymph Stage:''' When the eggs hatch, the life cycle of larva begins as a nymph, an aquatic larval stage. Nymphs live in ponds or lake areas. They lived in the water while they grow and develop into adults. This stage can take up to five years to complete. Nymphs sometimes eat other smaller nymphs during development. '''Adult Stage:''' When the nymph is fully grown, it will  complete the metamorphosis by first climbing onto a leaf. The adult will come out as a dragonfly. The skin that adult leaves behind is called the ''exuvia''. After a while, the male will find a mate. The female locate a body of water to lay her eggs in the water. '''The adult lifespan from lasts around two''' months. [http://www.dragonfly-site.com/dragonfly-life-cycle.html]