I like to see how animals figure into cultures - the beliefs and things built around them. The dragonfly runs the gauntlet from hated to revered. Most of Europe hated them because they thought the devil sent them; gave them names like “Devil’s Darning Needle.” On the flipside, Japanese legend has it that an Emperor was bitten by a horsefly which, in turn, was eaten by a dragonfly. The Emperor honored the dragonfly by naming what is now Japan, “Akitsushima,” which during that time translated to “Isle of the Dragonfly.” I just found that on some random website though…
