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Dobsonfly

by Daniela BracamonteCiudad de Salta, Salta, Argentina

Female

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Dobsonfly

by TravisAnthonyOklahoma, USA

Found near a bathhouse.

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Dobsonfly

by CandiceBOntario, Canada

Strange bug

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Dobsonfly

by ChristineWalshLeblancPennsylvania, USA

Long black bug.

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Dobsonfly larvae

by KarenLTennessee, USA

1" long aquatic larvae

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Female Dobsonfly

by annorionHeredia, Costa Rica

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dobsonfly

by swampmelissaSan Diego, California, USA

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Dodsonfly

by andrecoppeCotia, SP, Brazil

Large brown insect. Female. Megaloptera; Corydalidae.

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The Eastern Dobsonfly

by Francisco RamírezVeracruz, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico

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Dobsonfly

by asergioMorretes, Paraná, Brazil

I am not expert enough to determine if this is a fishfly or a dobsonfly. Can ...

2 2 Dobsonfly

Dobsonfly

by LeonardoMBSP, Brazil

"The males have extra long and impressive looking mandibles that are used to ...

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dobsonfly

by dandoucetteBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

large, about 3' long

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dobsonfly female

by asergioMorretes, Paraná, Brazil

Large, more than 15 cm (6 in) long. At first, I thought it was dead but, after ...

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Dobsonfly

by Tom15Olanchito, Honduras

This is a female Dobsonfly. Males have exaggerated mandibles.

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Male Dobsonfly Larvae

by Ignacio GamboaSan José, Costa Rica

Dobsonfly larvae are used as quality waters indicators, because they are ...

2 6 Dobsonfly (male)

Dobsonfly (male)

by pamsaiCartago, Costa Rica

Corydalus is a genus of large flying ...

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Dobsonfly (female)

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

These insects are in the Corydalus genus, ...

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Dobsonfly

by Felix FleckChiapas, Mexico

Male Dobsonfly (Subfamily Corydalinae) of about 4.5cm from head to the tip of ...

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Dobsonfly (male)

by TukupMorona Santiago, Ecuador

These insects are in the Corydalus genus, ...

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Dobsonfly

by LakesideScottShawnee, Kansas, USA

The background here is the concrete floor. I'm fairly sure this is a female ...

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Dobsonfly

by alvarocartinHeredia, Costa Rica

Dobsonfly found in a light trap in La Selva Biological Station in Sarapiquí, ...

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Dobsonfly

by ursulavTexas, USA

Utterly terrifying and very large insect with giant mandibles. Looked as it was ...

0 2 Dobson fly larva (hellgrammite)

Dobson fly larva (hellgrammite)

by YlcatTucson, Arizona, USA

We believe it to be an insect larva because it has 6 legs.

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