Darning Needle Bug

A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order odonata infraorder anisoptera from greek ἄνισος anisos unequal and πτερόν pteron wing because the hindwing is broader than the forewing adult dragonflies are characterized by large multifaceted eyes two pairs of strong transparent wings sometimes with coloured patches and an elongated body.

Darning needle bug. There are about 3 000 species worldwide and they re most diverse in the tropics. It isn t very sharp and has an eye on it that is large enough to thread with yarn or embroidery floss. Darning is a sewing technique for repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone. It is often done by hand but it is also possible to darn with a sewing machine hand darning employs the darning stitch a simple running stitch in which the thread is woven in rows along the grain of the fabric with the stitcher reversing direction at the end of each row.

They rest with their wings outstretched. A darning needle is simply a really large big needle. Both types are known by popular names such as darning needle devil s darning needle snake feeder snake doctor and mosquito hawk other names applied to it and to stick insects in general include devil s riding horse prairie alligator stick bug witch s horse devil s darning needle scorpion and musk mare. There are a few sizes of darning needle.

In some species the aquatic nymphs molt up to 15 times a growth process that takes several years to complete. The lord howe island stick insect of previous botw fame is a walkingstick. Adult dragonflies have long thin needle like bodies which is why they re sometimes referred to as devil s darning needles. People who think dragonflies live just one day are probably thinking only of the adult dragonfly stage.

Some are 5 in. All species have six legs two pairs of wings disproportionately large eyes short thoraxes and long abdomens that are split into 10 segments. Some of the nicknames are devil s darning needle eye pokers snake doctor horse stingers eye snatchers and water witch. Dragonflies live just one day.

Anisoptera darner darning needle devil s arrow devil s darning needle dragonfly suborder anisoptera also called darner devil s arrow or devil s darning needle any of a group of roughly 3 000 species of aerial predatory insects most commonly found near freshwater habitats throughout most of the world. Damselflies are generally smaller with slender often brilliantly colored bodies and rest with their wings folded back. Dragonflies actually live for months or even years if you count the entire life cycle from egg to adult.