Morning Company—Dragonfly Messenger

How strange the morning commute... I was driving to the office this morning and something strange happened. This light green dragonfly was sitting on my hood. OK, that's not so odd. As I began moving, he/she flew along with me about 6inches above my hood. It occassionally would turn backwards, watching me briefly before darting to the far side of the hood and returning to its original position. This went on for about a mile. I don't think I have ever noticed a more attentive dragonfly or one that hung around after you started moving and certainly not accompanying my vehicle in motion for so long. About Dragonflies Dragonflies were know as the "devil's darning needles" because it was believed that they would sew the lips of wicked children together while they were sleeping. And it was thought that dragonflies could bring snakes back to life. As a result, they were also known as "snake doctors." Despite their appearance, rapid speed, and "rattling" approach dragonflies are harmless to humans.The clasper at the end of the abdomen of the insect is often mistaken for a stinger. The male actually uses it to hold onto the female dragonfly when mating! Amazing facts about dragonflies... • dragonflies have a top flight speed of up to 100 km/h • each dragonfly eye contains up to 30,000 lenses • the eyes' position on the dragonfly gives the insect a 360 degree field of vision • although 80% of the brain is devoted to sight dragonflies are not able to register detail well • the oldest fossilized record of a dragonfly is from the Carboniferous Period, over 300 million years ago • the Nootka word for dragonfly translates as "clacking stick," the name given to cedar tongs used to remove coals from the fire Games (yes, real games involving dragonflies.Ok, call it a "fun break") Game One Game Two Hmmm...does this incident mean something or just a co-inky-dinky...?