there was a dragonfly trying to run into the windows at my work that got caught in a spider web in the process and it bit me when I was trying to save it >:(
googled to see if it was a bite or a sting and yep! the bloody bastard bit me, how rude.
Dragonflies do bite, and they will bite humans, but only if you catch one and it’s trying to escape or defend itself. And only the largest dragonflies will be able to break your skin anyway.
How painful was the bite? I’m guessing worse than mosquito, but less than a bee sting?
It feels like a sharp pinch, very mild pain but if you didn’t see it coming it can be a shock. They do have powerful mandible to bite off insect. Definitely less painful than fire ant bite or wasp sting.
Though i might have high pain tolerance and thicker skin on my finger
It probably depends on the size. I got bit by a fairly large one as a kid and it hurt like hell.
It feels just like a horsefly bite