Why Are Dragonfly Tattoo Designs So Popular?
Dragonflies began to see a sharp rise in popularity in the later half of the 90’s. Along with ladybugs, butterflies, fairies and flowers, they witnessed to a rising trend of young women going “under the gun”. Small, demure but incredibly sexy designs began showing up more and more often across the country, and in truth, the world. On breasts, shoulders, hipbones and tailbones, starkly feminine designs like the dragonfly were finding more forms and homes. But dragonflies have brought with them more than simply an artistic appeal. The more that you learn about this small but very powerful creature, the more you understand that it is not only a testimony to beauty, but also to strength and more importantly, change. You see, the dragonfly is very similar to the butterfly in two respects: first, they both are flying insects with four wings, and secondly, they both go through a metamorphosis period to emerge as fully formed and functional new creatures. For the dragonfly (and its closest rel