Flying Adder

Japanese: flying adder(英語表記)flyingadder
Flying Adder

...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 "flying adder" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。…

※「flying adder」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。

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