darner
/ˈdɑːnə
/noun North American
A large slender-bodied dragonfly. Also called darning needle, devil's darning needle.
- Family Aeshnidae: several genera.
- Green darners are one of nine long-distance migratory dragonflies in North America.
- Darners and other large dragonflies often emerge at night, when they are safer from predators.
