What is "devil's darning needle"

1. n. common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers [syn: virgin's bower, old man's beard, Clematis virginiana]

2. slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. [syn: dragonfly, darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk]

Devil's darning needle may refer to:

• Clematis virginiana, a vine native to the United States.
• Dragonfly, an insect belonging to the order Odonata.
• Crane fly, an insect resembling a mosquito but bigger, belonging to the order Diptera.