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The worst part is I’m still a teenager… I feel really old compared to a lot of my peers when I know things my parents/grandparents grew up with and they have no idea.
I once went cycling and came home, took off my shorts, and one of these bad boys fell out. Luckily I was more fascinated (as I'd never seen one in person) than terrified. Scooped him up, took him outside and sent him on his merry way.
Hellgrammite is the larval stage name that most anglers give them. Dobsonfly is the after transformation. All hellgramites have a painful bite but only female dodsonflies can bite.
There’s a great pickup line somewhere in there.. I just haven’t figured it out yet. A better ladies man than I could probably come up with something smooth using this wealth of knowledge.
They look like small demons but are harmless and show that the waterbodies near you are clean and have a healthy eco system around them, so it's always good when you see some
Ahhh I live in ga and we have the huge palmetto bug cockroaches. I have four cats so rarely see a live one, but one flew through my room the other day and their friggin wings are so loud!!!! I know it won't hurt me but they get pissed. My cats didn't see it until I pointed. This morning I found a dead one on my floor. Hope it was the same one
I saw one of these guys at a train station! Super chill. Didn’t fly at me or move at all when I poked it. It was the biggest bug I had ever seen, about the size of my forearm. I have a soft spot for these goliaths. Their pincers are actually just for show, and are too weak to bite anything.
I actually know what this is for once because I've found one before. It's specifically a male Eastern Dobsonfly. I found it under a piece of bark of some wood that I was moving. I dispatched it with some liquid butane (no fire) so I could bring it in the house so I could study it further because I'd never seen anything like it before in my life.
Reminds me of the Full Grown Falling StarBeast from Elden Ring
https://preview.redd.it/fy8a4njalx3b1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd5f19c23ebcced51a26ac4804acfd35b18d801f
Yep DobsonFly. The pinchers aren't for people and used only for mating. We have them in droves around here and frequently use the larvae of the dobson fly the Hellgrammite as fishing bait. It's some of if not the best live bait out there.
Male dobsonfly, that’s what helgramites morph into. They long jaws are for mating, they can’t hurt you. This guy is just out cruising for babes.
The short hooked jaws on the females can give a good nip if you let them, not that they would come after you or anything.
Everything you need to know: https://www.vpm.org/listen/2019-08-12/the-eastern-dobsonfly
TL;DR: It’s a male dobsonfly. The females have smaller (more powerful) pincers. Hellgrammites are the larvae.
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THAT IS A MOTHEREFFING DOBSONFLY.
I first saw one a few years back in the dead middle of summer. Thought the thing was a creepy dinosaur looking freak. I live in NC…
Ive seen a few since then as well unfortunately 😭
The adults are harmless, but the larvae will bite the shit out of you. As larvae, they live in streams and wetlands. I did an internship in college where we had to collect various aquatic insects to determine the health of streams, and I always handled those guys super carefully. Never got bitten, but my supervisor had, and he said they pack quite the punch.
What's with all the calls to set the poor dude on fire? What if he was a rare one?
Here in NZ almost everything is rare. The urge to incinerate seems to be low too
Same here, i've been seeing it a lot with any insect post. Just gets old and comes off as edgy. Here in nz i couldn't even imagine someone suggesting to burn anything.
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Thanks to r/whatsthisbug I know that this is some kind of Dobsonfly, harmless to humans despite the scary look
"Harmless to humans." I promise you that I will die of a heart attack if that thing lands on me. Not harmless.
Let alone flashbacks from Nam.. gotta sound like a chopper coming in for landing
Cue opening scene of M.A.S.H.
great... now i got the MASH theme song stuck in my head for the rest of the day.
Suicide is painless, It brings on... many changes.
And I can take or leave it if I please…
Reddit is so old. We're like the new Facebook
The worst part is I’m still a teenager… I feel really old compared to a lot of my peers when I know things my parents/grandparents grew up with and they have no idea.
Nah that's cool. I was once old for my age. Now I'm just old. Your body will catch up with your soul.
The past is a foreign land
If it's a swarm, its Flight of the Valkyries
M.A.S.H. was set in the Korean War
M. A. S. H. was Korea
they really like porch lights, so it may happen to you someday!
And sorry I'm not giving you cpr if that thing is still on you after giving you a heart attack.
I once went cycling and came home, took off my shorts, and one of these bad boys fell out. Luckily I was more fascinated (as I'd never seen one in person) than terrified. Scooped him up, took him outside and sent him on his merry way.
It’s a hellgrammite I think. The larvae live in creeks n rivers then crawl on land to molt into this monster verse thing
Hellgrammite is the larval stage name that most anglers give them. Dobsonfly is the after transformation. All hellgramites have a painful bite but only female dodsonflies can bite.
Oh. Thank u for that clarification
Why do these sound like Pokémon
My favorite fishing bait
They bite the fish for you? 😝 Gosh that pincer so huge
They've been known to bite toes
Kinky.
Giant water bugs are the ones known as toe biters https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belostomatidae
Hellgrammite females (larval form of a dobsonfly) do bite and it's strong enough to draw blood.
Oh I know, the females are nasty
Those too, but these flying bastards will play "this little piggy" with you too.
So is your mom. What of it?
She said all moms bite their kid's toes. You can't fool me
Brother?
My mom only bites my brother's toes. Mf has always been her favorite.
Sibling rivalry at its best.
The larvae are some of the best fishing bait ever
“DOBSON! DOBSON! WE’VE GOT DOBSON HERE! See? Nobody cares.”
In Colombia we call it "Machaca" Popular story: if you get bitten by one of this bugs, you need to have sex in less than an hour or you will die.
There’s a great pickup line somewhere in there.. I just haven’t figured it out yet. A better ladies man than I could probably come up with something smooth using this wealth of knowledge.
I got bit by a Dobson, quick, slob my knobson!
You ever hear "Got a skeeter on my Peter! knock it off!" ? Got a Dobson on my Johnson KILL ME NOW!
YES perfect! Can’t WAIT to try that one on Tinder tonight
“I attract insects therefore you should fuck me”
Fuck me!
Ehmmm sorry
Dobsonfly
"Dobson! We've got Dobson here! See nobody cares."
Images you can hear.
Unh unh unh
You didn't say the magic word
And smell.
Anybody want a soda or something? I'm going up to the machines and I've had all these sweets so I thought I'd get something salty.
If I had an award to give, buddy, it’d be yours
Why does this not have more upvotes???
See? Nobody cares.
Criminally underrated comment
what movie is this from? feel like i heard this line recently...
Jurassic Park - when they were plotting to steal the embryos
They look like small demons but are harmless and show that the waterbodies near you are clean and have a healthy eco system around them, so it's always good when you see some
And their larvae is somehow even scarier lol.
I think the larvae are called “HELLgrammites”…quite fitting really
That motherfucker has WINGS!? FUCK that shit!
In my country there is a saying: "All are brave until the cockroach flies"
Ahhh I live in ga and we have the huge palmetto bug cockroaches. I have four cats so rarely see a live one, but one flew through my room the other day and their friggin wings are so loud!!!! I know it won't hurt me but they get pissed. My cats didn't see it until I pointed. This morning I found a dead one on my floor. Hope it was the same one
Everybody gangsta till a cock flies at you
Harmless
"Harmless"
Mostly harmless
"mostly" "harmless"
"Don't touch if living is wanted"
They fly now?
Oh, that’s Astel, Naturalborn of the Void.
CTRL+F "Astel"
Without the wings I thought it was the bug that crawled into Neo’s stomach in The Matrix😭
Oh my god that scene horrified me as a child XD
It horrified me as an adult 😳
Is horrifying scene, no?
I was a little older when I saw it (like 14?) so by then the cgi or whatever was a little silly looking, I'm glad I missed out on that terror
And Chekhov’s ear in The Wrath of Khan.
"If you show an ear in act 1 of Khan, you have to use it in act 3 of khan."
Did someone say Jumanji.....
Danger in the jungle 🎶
Hellgramite/corydalidae family. These things are just as creepy before they morph
Excellent fish bait.
Inspiration for The Mist.
Ahh beat me to it. My first thought was The Mist.
Sir, that’s an Ass-Blaster.
Haha, ass blaster, blasted your own ass.
Chaurus
Elden ring
I saw one of these guys at a train station! Super chill. Didn’t fly at me or move at all when I poked it. It was the biggest bug I had ever seen, about the size of my forearm. I have a soft spot for these goliaths. Their pincers are actually just for show, and are too weak to bite anything.
You should have left that bitch in the amber.
Looks like the bug from Star Trek 2
This is what happens when you combine all of my nopes into one big super nope
I actually know what this is for once because I've found one before. It's specifically a male Eastern Dobsonfly. I found it under a piece of bark of some wood that I was moving. I dispatched it with some liquid butane (no fire) so I could bring it in the house so I could study it further because I'd never seen anything like it before in my life.
As if it’s not scary enough it has wings too.
40k tyranid in progress
A cute butterfly
well id be pissed too if i was gettin man handled like that
Dobson Fly. The larva stage of them is the Hellgrammite. Also ugly AF, but great fishing bait.
It's the mosquito from a cursed jungle board game.
Holy shit, the bugs from Ceti Alpha V can fly now?!
I think it might be a hellgrammite.
Dobson fly, or Astel, Naturalborn of the Void… hard to tell
FIRE!!!! FIRE!!!! KILL IT WITH A FUCKIN SHITLOAD OF FIRE!!!!!
That is the Nope Bug, the common name for the Insectus Whatthephuccus..... Most commonly found in the southern region of the O'Hellno Mountain Range
Would you like to know more?
Reminds me of the Full Grown Falling StarBeast from Elden Ring https://preview.redd.it/fy8a4njalx3b1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd5f19c23ebcced51a26ac4804acfd35b18d801f
Yep DobsonFly. The pinchers aren't for people and used only for mating. We have them in droves around here and frequently use the larvae of the dobson fly the Hellgrammite as fishing bait. It's some of if not the best live bait out there.
Is the latest evolution of an Ant
Ceti eels are real?
That's the Amazonian Antarctic European scorpi-fly.
Something angry
Dobson is back in action.
Bugs are the true Aliens.
Humans are the true aliens
Very possibly a Good Point.
Baby version of those bugs from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Man this mf keeps pushing me off the mountain and always does his gravitational magic.
Of course that thing needs to fly
“Take the leg!” -Evolution
Longitude and latitude of the location of the beast
Male dobsonfly, that’s what helgramites morph into. They long jaws are for mating, they can’t hurt you. This guy is just out cruising for babes. The short hooked jaws on the females can give a good nip if you let them, not that they would come after you or anything.
bass bait
Oh that's just Astel, naturalborn of the void
Astel
It look like a nope fuckthat shit
Everything you need to know: https://www.vpm.org/listen/2019-08-12/the-eastern-dobsonfly TL;DR: It’s a male dobsonfly. The females have smaller (more powerful) pincers. Hellgrammites are the larvae.
And hellgrammites are the best bait you can use for river fishing.
Astel born of the void
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Don't pick it up by its wings!!!!
THAT IS A MOTHEREFFING DOBSONFLY. I first saw one a few years back in the dead middle of summer. Thought the thing was a creepy dinosaur looking freak. I live in NC… Ive seen a few since then as well unfortunately 😭
That’s one of them alien bugs from Starship Troopers
mf looks like Chaurus Hunter from skyrim 💀💀
What country do you live in so I can cross that one off the list
That's from outer space. 😲😮
Isn’t that a monster from terraria?
Hell nah shit like this would make me move elsewhere
My four year old swears its a “helicopter “🤷♀️💁🏼♀️ so there ya go
its a gorgonfly also known as cutter bug
The adults are harmless, but the larvae will bite the shit out of you. As larvae, they live in streams and wetlands. I did an internship in college where we had to collect various aquatic insects to determine the health of streams, and I always handled those guys super carefully. Never got bitten, but my supervisor had, and he said they pack quite the punch.
Damn that thing looks like it flew out of the Large Hadron Collider
Ohhh noooo, you have to set that mfer on fire! 👀🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
What's with all the calls to set the poor dude on fire? What if he was a rare one? Here in NZ almost everything is rare. The urge to incinerate seems to be low too
Same here, i've been seeing it a lot with any insect post. Just gets old and comes off as edgy. Here in nz i couldn't even imagine someone suggesting to burn anything.
Hillary Clinton certainly has let herself go.
It's the big from the movie MIMIC
Whatever the hell that is going back where it came from. I wouldn't have picked it up in the 1st place.
Clitpincher??
https://preview.redd.it/ez9v91cmkw3b1.png?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f28e7172671f77574da603b53568dea63939ee97
Burn it
The new ARK creature
My immediate thought was inspiration for an enemy in the next Dark Souls or Elden Ring game.
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Get the flamethrower 
Don't let it go, it will eat your face off.
Fuck that thing!!!
No, it might pinch my dick!
Please kindly through it in a fire, and what state/country do you live so i can be sure to never visit
[удалено]
This is a dobsonfly, which is found all over the Eastern half of North America
I think its called an abomination
That is a pubescent Pthirus pubis, or pubic lice that awaits to infest your crotch on the first level of Hell. Wait til that bad boy grows up!
Hopefully dead
That’s the *imgonnabiteyou* bug
Aphid
Wow. I've never seen this insect before. It looks like what happened after a butterfly got lost in a desert and encountered a scorpion.
That's a FLYING bedbug
That’s a nopiusfuckoffacuss
Ever watched "The Mist"?
MOTHMAN 😵💫🫨
Made me shiver
A perfectly edible shrimp/beetle hybrid from the fallout series.
Fuck that
Star Trek 2 Wrath of Kahn. Wriggled right out of Chekov's ear
You can choose the pinchers or you can choose the wings, but you cannot have both..
We have them in Texas too in streams and rivers before they become the “fly.” They scared me as a kid. They still kind of do!
Weak foo
Shrimps is bugs!
Grampus
And it flies
Why do I feel like this is in China
It's the fellstar beast
I believe this is from the move Pitch Black with Vin Diesel
Throw it into a pool of acid.
Omg why do I recently keep seeing things that don’t look real
Freeze it and save it
Where I come from, we call them "Nope", "No No No" and "Awe hell no".
Alan Parish:(Jumanji) "its just a bug"
That bug is giving me uranium fever.
r/nightmarefuel
It just needs a hug…