...based on the superstition that dragonflies warn snakes of approaching danger. They are also called flying adders or adder flies. In old French superstitions, dragonflies are often associated with reptiles and amphibians, and they seem to have been feared and disliked. *Some of the terminology that mentions "adder fly" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…蛇に危険が近づくとトンボがそれを蛇に知らせてやるという迷信に基づく。同様にflying adderおよびadder fly(〈飛ぶマムシ〉の意)ともいう。 フランスの古い迷信でもトンボと爬虫類や両生類などが結びつけられることが多く,おそれられ,いやがられてきたようである。… ※「adder fly」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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