Are dragonflies harmful to people?
No! Contrary to some old wives tales, dragonflies do not sew your lips up so you cant eat and you starve to death, nor do dragonflies sting (they have nothing to sting you with) or bite. The latter statement is only partially true, for if you catch one and hold its mouth against your skin, it will instinctively try to bite. It takes a really big dragonfly to even cause a little bit of a pinch and it is highly unlikely, unless you hold them there and let them chew for a long time, that they will ever break the skin. There is absolutely no reason to be afraid of dragonflies.
