devil's darning needle

noun

1. slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest

   Synonym:    dragonflydarning needlesewing needlesnake feedersnake doctormosquito hawkskeeter hawk

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

   Synonym:    virgin's bowerold man's beardClematis virginiana