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graciegirl
10-17-2015, 04:43 PM
A bunch of them zippidy doo dahing around today.

Sandtrap328
10-17-2015, 08:23 PM
Aren't they beautiful creatures? Many varieties and colors.

raynan
10-17-2015, 08:30 PM
Sooooo much bigger than we had in MA.

golfing eagles
10-17-2015, 08:41 PM
Don't they have a nasty stinger?

Retiring
10-17-2015, 09:07 PM
Am I the only one that is completely creeped out and maybe a little scared of dragonflies? I’m glad this board is anonymous because that was a bit embarrassing to admit. What time of year are they more prevalent, so I know when to plan my vacation :-)

HimandMe
10-18-2015, 05:42 AM
I used to love the spring arrival of the dragonfly as they got rid of most of the mosquitos, a reason why they sometimes seem to fly towards you. They are harmless unless you are an insect. My daughter called them little pretty helicopters.

golfing eagles
10-18-2015, 05:44 AM
I used to love the spring arrival of the dragonfly as they got rid of most of the mosquitos, a reason why they sometimes seem to fly towards you. They are harmless unless you are an insect. My daughter called them little pretty helicopters.

My mother called them "darning needles"--I wonder why

rubicon
10-18-2015, 05:54 AM
My mother called them "darning needles"--I wonder why

didn't you know? As kids we would dodge dragonflies because they could sew you up....true

golfing eagles
10-18-2015, 05:56 AM
didn't you know? As kids we would dodge dragonflies because they could sew you up....true

I don't think that was it:1rotfl:

Sandtrap328
10-18-2015, 08:21 AM
Dragonflies are completely harmless to humans. No sting, no bote, no sewing!

They love to eat mosquitoes.

Just enjoy their beauty!

tomwed
10-18-2015, 10:36 AM
Did you know prehistoric giant dragonflies were the size of an eagle? Fly swatters must have been pretty big back then.

Barefoot
10-18-2015, 10:41 AM
My mother called them "darning needles"--I wonder why My mother called them "devil's darning needles". Something about sewing our mouths shut - probably wishful thinking on her part.

bluedivergirl
10-18-2015, 11:31 AM
Am I the only one that is completely creeped out and maybe a little scared of dragonflies? I�m glad this board is anonymous because that was a bit embarrassing to admit. What time of year are they more prevalent, so I know when to plan my vacation :-)

No! Over the years I've learned to tolerate them. They used to scare the cr@p out of me.

Could have something to do with Grandma telling me to stay away from them; they'd sew me up. She called them 'Sewing Needles'. :shocked:

ETA: I see I wasn't the only one!

tomwed
10-20-2015, 09:26 AM
Dragonflies were called "Dining Needles" where I grew up in north jersey. My pediatrician told me that I was allergic to them and now I find out they don't sting at all. I have been carrying around the Emergency Dining Needle Kit he gave me for the last 55 years. Just my luck, my mom finds a pediatrician that plays practical jokes.

tomwed
10-20-2015, 09:33 AM
And I'll bet next you'll say that Chicken Pox has nothing to do with chickens.

alemorkam
10-20-2015, 09:39 AM
Here are a couple of colorful ones.

Click to enlarge.

golfing eagles
10-20-2015, 09:41 AM
Here are a couple of colorful ones.

Is the blue one male and the pink one female???

tomwed
10-20-2015, 09:47 AM
Is the blue one male and the pink one female???
Not sure. But the blue one seems to like Bob Wire.

golfing eagles
10-20-2015, 09:53 AM
Not sure. But the blue one seems to like Bob Wire.

Hard to say, I think dragonflies still have a "no ask, no tell" policy

graciegirl
10-20-2015, 09:54 AM
Dragonflies are completely harmless to humans. No sting, no bote, no sewing!

They love to eat mosquitoes.

Just enjoy their beauty!




That makes me very sad, what with all of these social programs everyone should have a boat. ;)

golfing eagles
10-20-2015, 09:59 AM
That makes me very sad, what with all of these social programs everyone should have a boat. ;)

We do. It looks like we're all in the same boat together