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

synonyms: Clematis virginiana, old man's beard, virgin's bower.

Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc..

synonyms: darning needle, dragonfly, mosquito hawk, sewing needle, skeeter hawk, snake doctor, snake feeder.

Dutch: libel, libellen
Polish: ważka