Red Dragonfly

Have you ever seen one of these? It freaked me out when I first saw it. I thought it was a midget Cardinal for a second. I've seen it one other time down in the creek in front of our house.

Is there some kind of old wife's tale about seeing a red dragonfly...like, am I going to die soon or lose the ability to control my bladder? Please leave me a comment and let me know