Took a swat at a carpenter bee once, missed him, and he flew about 50 yards and was immediately back in my face. Couldn’t put a watch on that, but I thought it was amazing.
Used to catch dragonflies as a kid on the schoolyard with a crab . The ones with big blue heads were cool looking. Used to catch them by hand on things they would light on. The small green ones were impossible.
Now, to answer Hagar’s last question. I would guess Stephen King, but it would be one I haven’t read.