Picture 2 : As I watch the abdomen gradually extending, a drop (or two) of clear liquid discharged from the tip.

From the shape of this last segment we know it is a Male. “A baby boy is born !

Picture 3 : Because the emerging (on a floating PVC beg) was 1/3 meter below my feet, an inconvenient angle for camera to reach, I decided to use my left hand to lift up the PVC beg for batter angle of the camera.

This disturbed the poor insect's growing which needs a quiet and calm environment for emerging process. Within seconds it started walking toward and up to my thumb.

Picture 4 : My very precious moment of close encounter with natural life.

On the back of my thumb, this new Ischnura senegalensis spend 4 minutes for his final stage of extension and hardening of the body and wings.

At 4:31 pm he flop his tender wings and helicopter straight skyward and disappeared into dark shade in tree top. “Good Bye !...... welcome to the world !”