Jakob had a swimming lesson today. I saw him dive deep into the pool.
He became tangled in a sinewy spider web halfway to the bottom and thrashed wildly in the water. Some giant beetles were similarly ensnared - dead victims of dinners gone by - but a giant dragonfly nymph wriggled fiercely, struggling to free itself.
The movement of the dragonfly nymph frightened Jakob and he started to wail, his terrified cries piercing through the water to my ears.
