A dragonfly, a male Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum), rests on a barbed wire fence while it patrols up and down the fence in search of prey. Apparently is is unaware of the spider pressed to the wire below it. Sissinghurst, Kent, UK. 17 July 2006.

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A dragonfly, a male Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum), rests on a barbed wire fence while it patrols up and down the fence in search of prey. Apparently is is unaware of the spider pressed to the wire below it. Sissinghurst, Kent, UK. 17 July 2006.

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