It’s no wonder that dragonfly symbolism plays a role in so many cultures in the world. Just watch a dragonfly for a few minutes and you can begin to understand why. In different times and places, the dragonfly has been associated with both good and evil. Its very appearance can be somewhat whimsical on the one hand, or slightly frightening on the other. The dragonfly is essentially a fairly large flying insect that does good in the sense that one of its favorite pastimes is eating mosquitoes. Artist’s renditions of Jurassic-era scenes often show huge dragonflies circling amongst ferns and other prehistoric plants. There were giant dragonflies in existence in those times. Fossil evidence has confirmed that. Today’s dragonflies are not as large, but certainly large enough to be noticed.