When I was a young girl I was told by my older friend that I should be very careful when I saw a dragonfly in the area because they will take a blade of grass and sew our mouths closed.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

you weren't the only one
23 of you believed this
- I used to believe that dragonflies could sew your lips together so that you couldn't eat. — Lori
- i used to believe that drangonfly's would sew your mouth shutAnon
- i used to believe that dragonflies would sew your mouth shut.Anon
- I used to believe that dragonfilies could sew your lips closed.— Nova
- i used to believe that dragonflies sewed your fingers together and then sucked your blood— Clare