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Dobsonflies and FishfliesNever seen one like this before
Greetings from East Central Indiana
I found this critter on my screen door that is illuminated by a 60 watt porch light last night at about 11pm. I will admit I am new (3 years, going on 4) to rural Indiana but I have never seen a bug quite like this one. It’s 3 inches long, two antenne, a pair of pinchers on the head that give it a formidable, menacing look. It’s underbody is about an inch and a half long (It wasn’t too keen on rolling over for me), and when provoked will raise it’s head and pinchers for an even more menacing look. The wings are somewhat lacey, and when It’s in docile, head down mode it looks more like a leaf than a bug….
Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated…. Thanks in advance
PS – 3 pictures attached to this mail, jpeg format, taken with Sony digital
Jeff G.
Hi Jeff,
We have an entire page devoted to Dobsonflies. Just click the link in the alphabatized list on the left side of the www.whatsthatbug.com homepage. Your specimen is a female.
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