Dragonfly Emergence - now things really start to move

The insect falls backwards to rest, hanging vertically downfrom the larval case, held in position only by the grip of the now hollow larval case legs. Wings at this stage are barely worthy of the name, small and shrivelled.

The suspended insect gently swings, pendulum-like, backwards and forwards, gathering momentum before flinging itself upwards to grab with its legs the head of the larval case. It then extracts the remainder of its now oddly curved abdomen and continues to cling to the larval case, its wings now just tiny, shrivelled versions of what soon will be.

References:
A Guide to the Dragonflies of Great Britain: Dan Powell
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Northern Europe: Bob Gibbons