exists and is an alternate of. Merge this question into. Split and merge into it. Answer by XPiinkShadow. Confidence votes 48. The Dragonfly moves around by flying with his wings or by crawling around with his medium size legs. The dragonfly symbolizes going past self-created illusions that  limit our growing and changing.Dragonflies are a symbol of the  sense of self that comes with maturity.   See The Dragonfly Effect on Chaos Theory Wiki. It deals with  mathematical certainties in closed systems. It's quite interesting.