What is the meaning of darning needle?

A long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread.
- synonyms: embroidery needle
Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc..
- synonyms: dragonfly, devil's darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk

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