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has anyone ever "experienced" anything with a dragonfly?

Cookie777 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 06:14:09 GMT

A very large grey dragonfly was on the screen of a sliding glass door, when I saw him there I went over to where he was, and he stayed there. It was a few years ago but I still remember my experience with this dragonfly. There was something special about him. (Hard to explain )

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ennui_too — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:52:26 GMT

I had one ""guide"" my car through a parking lot. Not sure that qualifies as an experience.

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Yahooey — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 09:06:43 GMT

This happened more than 30 years ago. My brother and I were in our backyard. Mind you, this is a very small yard in the middle of a concrete jungle. No lush gren acres. He flew his toy remote control helicopter and a swarm of dragonflies appeared out of nowhere. It was a bit frightening since we never seen dragonflies in the city.

He stopped flying the copter and they flew away. He started again and they came back. It was mesmerizing. Being a city kid, that may be the first time we saw them in real life.

There are bodies of water a few miles from where we lived.

Till this day, we have talked about it. If we were not there together, I would have sworn it was a dream as memories fade. He flies more expensive, complex helicopters now in a designated flying field with other hobbyists,

The occurance has never happened again. I don't remember if he ever flew that toy copter in the yard again. Maybe we were both frightened what can happen. We didn't appreciate the beauty. We were kids and when a swarm shows up, you don't want a repeat performance. I guess the sound was the right pitch and they felt the mother ship was summoning them. We never forgot.

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ID2 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:06:54 GMT

I love dragonflies! Whenever we're out on our boat and just sitting taking in the day in the middle of the lake many times we are visited by a dragonfly. They just sit their with us. Silly, but I always tell myself that my mom has come to visit with me. Magical.

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Mary Bailey — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:34:04 GMT

I love dragonflies too. I have been able to get some up close views because they don't fly off.

There some very tiny ones here, as well as some big ones. There were endangered ones in my area and they delayed the building of a bridge for many years.

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Campion — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:29:32 GMT

Well, my husband was a fan of them (as am I) because he lived on a lake in a cabin before he met me.

One day there was a dragonfly caught in a spiderweb by our porch and he was DETERMINED to release it. So I got one of my watercolor sable paint brushes and he tenderly removed it from the web and used the brush to detangle the wings. When it flew off, he was overjoyed.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:10:17 GMT

For weeks this summer, a grey dragonfly would come and light on our front walk, for long stretches of time. It would fly away, and then return. Every day for weeks. It seemed special and I felt privileged to be aware of this life.

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StylishLady — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:59:13 GMT

Dragonflies are mosquito eating machines. Good to have around.

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deb5555 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:25:31 GMT

Dragonflies are good luck they hoover over our pool all the time.

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Perkup — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:50:42 GMT

Love them. Last year, we had a red one that stayed in our front yard for weeks. We told someone and they told someone and the local paper came out to take a photo of him - it went on the front page. Apparently red dragon flies are rather rare.

A few years ago I was in the small grocery near us. As I got to the milk counter, I saw what looked like a very large dragonfly on the floor - sort of a yellowish green color. The color of a lunar moth, but definitely not one. It had gotten damp from a slight leak in the floor and couldn't fly. I thought it would be kind to pick him up and give him a chance to dry out and fly before someone stomped on him. I put it on my shoulder, where he stayed until I finished shopping.A lady in the checkup line behind me commented on my "pin which looked exactly like a real bug". When I told her it was, she backed off. The critter stayed on me when I went outside and loaded my car. He seemed contented there, so I got in the car and drove home with him still riding. When I got home, I took him off my shirt and put him on a bush near the front door where he remained for two full days. The third day he was gone. But I enjoyed his visit and hope he did well after he departed.

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Marienkaefer2 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:53:33 GMT

I love dragonflies. You know they give the fairies a ride.

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tapestryflower — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:26:54 GMT

Ten years ago my Aunt Mary passed away. I was the one in the family who watched out for her and I was with her when she died. When she was waked a dragonfly somehow got into the funeral home. My husband and I were praying at her casket when this dragonfly landed on her and it stayed there for awhile. We were all astonished. After awhile the dragonfly left and flew out the front door. For me whenever I see a dragonfly it's a message from my Aunt Mary. And by the way she loved QVC.

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Suzeecat — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:30:15 GMT

Whenever I see one, usually when I'm out running, I think of my deceased parents. They had no connection to dragonflies that I was ever aware of, and I have no practical reason why they come to mind with I see a dragonfly. But I enjoy the moment. They make me smile.

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MOONRISER — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:47:07 GMT

Last year I was about to clean a small water fountain when I saw a dragon fly laying on the water. I thought it was alive,but it was dead. I picked it up very carefully and laid it on my cleaning rag. I then examined it, it was a very peacock blue and so shiny and glimmers. It had died in a full wings out. Position. I brought it in the house and laid on a silk rose arrangement. It is just so lovely,I still have it today. I felt like it was truly a special gift to me. They are truly a beautiful insect.

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ennui_too — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:51:46 GMT

That's a nice story, Perkup.

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Gayle2 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:55:27 GMT

I love dragonflies too. I have many pieces of jewelry with dragonflies and clothing as well. I have always consider them good luck too. When I see one, it always brightens my day.

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poshmini — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:09:46 GMT

Every year we get lots of lovely dragonflies in our garden. They like to light atop our ornamental garden stakes or statues, even the antenna on our cars. Our garden is very whimsy and I like to think they enjoy hanging about and having fun in it. Each year I have the blessing to actually lightly pet their wings, whether they be big ones or little ones. And they just let me do it, I feel so lucky to be able to do that and sort of bond with them and let them know I appreciate having them here. My husband couldn't believe it till he saw me doing it one day. I love their magic and feel it brings that to our garden. I believe our loved ones who have passed send them to us (as well as butterflies), to remind us they are around us every day, and that they are only a veil away from us. Dragonflies bring such simple joy to our lives so glad they are around us!

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ChouChou — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:20:25 GMT

For those who believe in it the dragonfly is associated with communications from deceased loved ones. If you google dragonflies and death there is a lot written on it. Again, for those who believe.

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151949 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:03:13 GMT

We live on a lake in florida and have lots of dragonflies. They eat mosquitoes and the lake fleas that pester everyone.Plus they are every color in the rainbow so they are just so pretty.

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MalteseMomma — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:10:49 GMT

Every yr I get a swarm of them in my backyard for a day or two.I have heard that when they swarm like that they only have a few more days to live.i always talk to them because I an the last of my immediate family on earth ,so since they are said to represent our departed .I guess they are here for a yearly reunion.

I was very lucky a few yrs ago while walking my dog in the park to be totally surrounded in a very large swarm of them.I couldn't believe my eyes.I do not think these were about to die (and I didn't know that story yet anyway) I thought I just got caught in some ind of migration. I absolutely loved it !