Where I grew up, we called dragonflies "sewing needles". My aunt told me that they were called that because if they came near you, they would sew you up. Like sew your arm to your side, your hand to your face or even sew your mouth shut. I would run screaming every time I saw one.
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