Caught in mid-flight

But not by the camera

Dragonfly suspended by a spider’s web. © Bronwen Scott.

Look closely at this dragonfly. A big insect and a powerful flier, but a single thread of spider’s web halted it and held it fast.

Yes, I deprived the Garden Orb Weaver of its meal by cutting the tether. And yes, I did what I could to clean the dragonfly’s wings.