devil's darning needle

Noun

• slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

• common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  dragonfly , darning needle , sewing needle , snake feeder , snake doctor , mosquito hawk , skeeter hawk , virgin's bower , old man's beard , Clematis virginiana