Finally, an insect worthy of being called my friend!
Yes, the Dobsonfly is one crazy insect and a longtime friend of mine! Even as a child I loved capturing them in their larval stage, down in the creek behind my parents house, when they are commonly called "hellgrammites." In fact, the majority of the Dobsonfly's life is spent in the water as a hellgrammite. As an adult, they only live about a week.
With a wingspan that can rival a sparrow or bat, the Dobsonfly is one impressive insect. Since they are mostly nocturnal, I've even mistaken them for bats at night before. This one happens to be a male, which can be determined from the size of its mandibles ("pinchers").
The information is the video is original but I did have a quick refresher from this source.
THE WILD-MAN'S WILD FRIENDS - EPISODE 13
DOBSONFLY
If you enjoyed this video, please consider thanking @thelivingpoet for encouraging me to make it!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-wild-friend-dobsonfly
Until next time…
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Thanks for the post! Really cool stuff
funtastic papa.
amazing
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Cool! Where was that? I think I've been shown the larvae but haven't seen an adult before.
The animal whisperer does it again!
wow it's impossible @@
Nice
Really cool and wild stuff!!
Yeah don't mess with the females they might snip off your pinky finger, nasty set of chomppers on them!
They can get a much better grip than the males! Thanks for checking it out @jetjockey!
Man! that looks scary!
Theres no way I would let that get any close to my face , some guts there!
Thanks for sharing, love the wildlife!
I'm glad that you still like it. With most of these creatures, the worst that they can do to you is kill you...
Aaaaaah. Wouldn't that insect sting ?
My thinking though!
No stinger that I am aware of @mcekworo. I do appreciate your concern though, thanks!
You're welcome @papa-pepper
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Oh my! That is one mean looking bug! Kind of cool looking though! My granddaughter (4) would be very fascinated by it for sure! Lol!
Thanks.
But now even a little scary)
mann you 'v got some guts i would never approch it great job !!
The males are harmless, the females will draw blood though so watch out. Lol
Imagine that insect but 10x bigger. Nightmares all around.
I played with with worms and bugs growing up in Arkansas but I didn't like snakes😳 Be cautious!!
nice episode
I liked it
Holy crap man, that thing is huge and scary! I'll let you play with it, while I play with that friendlier turtle.
I nevef heard of that insect before! I learned a lot of new animals from you @papa-pepper! Thanks a lot!
What the... did you make this thing up? Is this a dinosaur? My mind just exploded.
i'm a big praying mantis fan although they used to drive my cats into a frenzy trying to catch them at which they were unsuccessful 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
hey @papa-pepper i enjoy every post of you. They are amazing and something new to learn..
@papa-pepper, that was very informative and also kinda cute to watch the proof of wild friendly dobsonfly.
Honestly I have never heard of them, perhaps that is pethaps I am not much into insects, I get scared of them at times. I am not insect friendly 😊.
That said thanks for a peak into the life of dobsonfly. I learnt something today. Feels good already !!!
Interesting creature papa-pepper, just make sure you don't send that to me! LMAO
The Dobsonfly. Never heard of it. It looks innocent enough. Does it sting?
No sting, just pinchers... as far as I know.
That looks like something straight out of a ridley scott movie...
What an incredible insect!
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Wow! that is one scary looking bug that I have never seen before. Where do you find them? Interesting pos btw!!
I liked your courage :)
Glad you found a friend.
Look very poisonous insect @papa-pepper
Ai-eeeee!!!!
Papa-pepper there is a HUGE bug on your face. I'm itching just thinking about a big bug on me. LOL
Ok now your just freaking me out.. No bug goes on my face. But it is a cool looking thing. Learns something new every day. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool pinchers and impressive wingspan! I've never heard of a Dobsonfly before, but any friend of Papa is a friend of mine ;)
These things always freak me out at night. We live by a river and several streams and boy do we get these guys. We also get swarms of May flies near the river. Pretty cool though. I never knew the difference between the male and female ones. Thanks for sharing.
That is really eeww... ahahahaha... im afraid to LIZARD but not in that insect... hehehe
Its huge... and creepy... (^_^) is this insect can bite and hurt you @papa-pepper
Good post...
I mean you didn't really have to put it on your face as proof we believed you, man!
Those are some crazy "pinchers" .
I don't like bugs, bugs don't like me.
informative but a bit creepy for me
Enjoyed learning about the Dobsonfly. Amazing world we live in. Tks
Impressive! I have never seen one of those before, thanks for sharing!
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That's an impressive looking bug.
Very interesting I never seen one. Does look a little scary but thing do when you do not know what they all about. Thank you
@papa-pepper That guy is no joke. Huuge insect! My wife would lose it if she saw one of those. Lol
Oh man I saw one of these on my back porch the other day and thought how did a dinosaur bug get back here!!? Now I know exactly what it was! Awesome video:)
Very cool! Now you know!