what does a dragonfly represent?
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Dreams, fortune, ancient remembrence and power, the art of the mystics, elements of Air and Fire.
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I think haysoos2 gave the most appropriate answer that could possibly be given\ngood one, you beat me to it!\n\nI think what you might have meant are actually hangflies, they are not actually flies at all, they belong to the order Mecoptera, with the scorpion flies. These flies look very similar to Tipulidae, and other Nematocera, but they are actually predatory, they have 4 wings and the long cone-like mouthparts that give them away. These impressive little hunters hang from vegetation and capture flying prey as it passes, pretty interesting group of insects!\n\nhere is an image of one\nhttp://bugguide.net/node/view/55252\n\n\nHope this helps!
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i think it has something to do with the wings of a moth you should try dictionary.com
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Dinosaur is a word that was created after the King James Version of the Bible...There are references to dragons in Job and Isiah and a few other places.  Which should not be that big of a surprise because even in the Chinese calender there is a dragon. Which you can rule as mythology or whatever....but its not random to just throw a dragon in there with a rat, pig, and other common animals.
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In Chinese mythology there are five types of dragon:-\n\n   1. Those guarding the gods and emperors\n   2. Those controlling the wind and rain\n   3. Earthly dragons which deepened the rivers and seas\n   4. Guardians of hidden treasure\n   5. The first dragon\n\nThe First dragon appeared to the mythical emperor Fu-hsi, and filled the hole in the sky made by the monster Kung Kung. Its waking, sleeping and breathing determined day and night. Season and weather.\n\nThere are many differences between the classical dragon and the Chinese dragon, these include the ability to fly even without wings, shape-shifting abilities, and of course the general benevolent behaviour to the populace.\n\nThe Chinese dragon is made up of nine entities. The head of camel, the eyes of a demon, the ears of a cow, the horns of a stag, the neck of a snake, it's belly a clam's, it's claws that of an eagle, while the soles of his feet are that of a tiger, and the 117 scales that cover it's body are that of a carp.\n\nThe Chinese dragon has four claws as standard, but the Imperial dragon has five, this is to identify it above the lesser classes. Anyone other than the emperor using the 5 claw motif was put to death.\n\nThe Chinese dragon (Lung) was a divine bringer of rain, necessary for the good of the people. Throughout Chinese history the dragon has been equated with weather. It is said that some of the worst floodings were caused when a mortal has upset a dragon. The dragon was also a symbol of the emperor whose wisdom and divine power assured the well-being of his subjects. Many legends draw connections between the dragon and the emperor. Some emperors claimed to have descended from the dragon.\n\nChinese dragons of myth could make themselves as large as the universe or as small as a silkworm. They could also change color and disappear in a flash. They rise to the skies in the spring and plunge into the waters in the autumn.\n\nAncient China Dragon occupies a very important position in Chinese mythology. It shows up in arts, literature, poetry, architecture, songs, and many aspects of the Chinese conscience. The origin of Chinese dragons is unknown, but certainly pre-dates the written history. \n\nIn the mythology of various Oriental countries, notably Japan and China, the dragon is the supreme spiritual power, the most ancient emblem in Oriental mythology and the most ubiquitous motif in Oriental art. Dragons represent celestial and terrestrial power, wisdom, and strength. They reside in water and bring wealth and good luck and, in Chinese belief, rainfall for crops. The dragon in traditional Chinese New Year's Day parades is believed to repel evil spirits that would spoil the new year. The five-clawed dragon became the Chinese Imperial emblem (the four-clawed being the common dragon). The three-clawed dragon is the Japanese dragon.
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The dragon is a sign of peace and prosperity in ancient China. A belief of Christianity is to spread peace, so yes get it.
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It means good luck. The Orientals way back when used to keep them in special gilded aquarians. True. Not kidding.\nSo are spiders. Not the biting or poisonous kinds, of course. Daddy long legs and mantis I used to keep. (I didn't kill them in other words.)
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Many people believe that a snake represents the devil or evil in a dream. It goes back to the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis.
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It most likely came from bugger or , like in the case of mosquiotes its Bugging me!\n\nThe term bug though is often used in the wrong context. There actually exists an Order of insects known as the "true bugs" this is the order Hemiptera\nThe words ladybug and pillbug for instance are used in correctly, neither of these are "bugs" according to entomological defintions, the ladyBug is actually a beetle, and the pillbug is actually not even an insect, it s a terrestrial crustation (Isopoda).\n\nI'll share with you some knowledge, if you see the name of an inset that is all one word for instance Mayfly, ladybug, Dragonfly, the name is actually wrong, the mayfly is not a fly, it is an Ephemeroptera, and the dragonfly is not a fly it is an Odonate\nHowever name written with 2 words are often right, such as crane fly and stink bug, these are actuall what they clain to be (diptera and Hemiptera respectively)\n\nhope this helps in some way!!!
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The serpentine staff (with two snakes) is called a caduceus. It has Greek origins -- Hermes, the messenger of the gods, carried it as a symbol of peace. \nAncient Greeks created the caduceus as a badge of honor; ambassadors and noblemen carried a long staff entwined with garlands or ribbons to announce their presence. The garlands were later interpreted as snakes, and a pair of wings was added to denote Hermes, the winged messenger. \n\nHere's where it gets tricky. The U.S. Army medical corps adopted the caduceus as their insignia because of its similarity to the staff carried by Asclepius, the god of medicine. The staff of Asclepius is considered the "true symbol of medicine" -- it features only one snake, and no wings. It's the emblem of the American Medical Association. \n\nThe two symbols are quite similar in appearance, and both are derived from Greek mythology. The caduceus generally stands for peace, although it may also serve as a symbol of trade and communication, while the staff of Asclepius stands for healing.
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No.\n\nIf you examine the representations of dragons over time, you can watch them change.  European dragons become increasingly snake-like in their description, until the earliest descriptions are essentially exaggerated traveller's tales of large African snakes.  Fire breathing wasn't added until much later, after dragons came to be identified with Satan in mideval mythology.\n\nChinese dragons are based on the Chinese alligators.  When the alligators exhale, they sometimes blow out a mist of water left in their nostrils, looking like a little cloud.  This was included in pictures of the alligators and the "celestial" alligators of Chinese mythology.  (Basically, all animals had a magical counterpart.)  Pictures of the clouds became exaggerated over time, as the body of the "dragons" became longer.\n\nNumerous animals have been called dragons (leafy sea dragons, komodo dragons, bearded dragons, dragonflies, etc.) but those were all named for the dragon myths, not vice-versa.
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for all intent and purposes, it depends, was it on it's back when found.. in the home... what was it's color... but in the general \nsense, when you find a butterfly in the deceased process it means\nfor all literal purposes, is that it it is dead, no longer amounts the living, failure in it's ability to exist, won't breathe no more, met it's maker, checked out, deeped sixed, been filed to the 13th file, been sent to the round file, smelled it's last buttercup, found it's last dandelion, etc. want to really know what it means e-me.
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Dragonflies are of the order Odonata.  Meganeuropsis americara (United States of America) of which the opened wing length is 70cm, and Meganeura monyi (France) of which the opened wing length is 75cm, famous as the greatest insect which ever appeared on the earth, are contained in this Order.
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It symbolizes Evil. It is a representation of the Lord of the Flies himself, who is Beelzebub, or, broadly speaking, the Devil.
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Centipedes are symbolic for Awareness says http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm303042.html\n\nAccording to Animal-Wise by Ted Andrews, they are symbolic of movement into new psychic connections and relationships, and protection against psychic deceptions.\n\nI'm afraid that's all I can find...
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It's an aquatic insect nymph.  Can't say just what it is without a photo.  Dragonfly nymphs are very goofy looking...
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It is a symbol of authority and power.  You have to trace it's evolution and destruction from the novel.  That entails... doing your own homework.\n\nGood Luck!\n\nSue