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DEVIL'S DARNING NEEDLE

Definition:

[noun] common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers
Synonyms: virgin's bower, old man's beard, Clematis virginiana
[noun] slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
Synonyms: dragonfly, darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk