Toponymie | Canton de Potton | Place Names

Dragonfly is what a libellule is!  Rather a whimsical name for a road, wouldn't you agree? Dragonfly Hill!  Come fly with me!   Montée des Libellules is found between the Singer and Ruiter Brooks, off Chemin Ruiter Brook and is a very short road without exit.  Since dragonflies like moving waters, and especially the mosquitoes found there, the road seems aptly named.

It is amazing what Wikipedia can tell us.  A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera (from the Greek ανισος or anisos, "uneven" + πτεροςpteros, "wings", due to the hindwing being broader than the forewing).  How's that for precision?  Characterized by large multifaceted eyes, dragonflies have two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body.  Dragonflies are similar to damselflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held away from, and perpendicular to the body, when at rest – something few but the most dedicated (and persistent) entomologist is likely to observe!  Dragonflies possess six legs like other insects, but most cannot walk well.  Dragonflies are among some of the fastest insects in the world.