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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies (Megaloptera) » Dobsonflies and Fishflies (Corydalidae) » Dobsonflies (Corydalus) » Eastern Dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus)
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Large insect - Corydalus cornutus
Copyright © 2005 feliscorvis

Large insect - Corydalus cornutus
Laurel, Mississippi, USA
June 15, 2005
That's a screen door, for size reference. And notice that it's left antenna is actually broken; it's right one, if you look closely, is much longer. This was taken in a wooded area near a slow moving river.
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Contributed by feliscorvis on 21 June, 2005 - 2:44pm
Last updated 25 June, 2009 - 6:46am

Moved
Moved from Dobsonflies.
… v belov, 25 June, 2009 - 6:46am login or register to post comments

Dobsonfly
This is some kind of Dobsonfly.
… Chris Wirth, 21 June, 2005 - 2:47pm login or register to post comments

 
That's definitely it. Thanks
That's definitely it. Thanks for the speedy response!

"The female Eastern Dobsonfly has been known to draw blood from the pincer action of the much shorter, sharply curved mandibles."

...er. Hmm. I'm rather glad I didn't touch her. Not that I was planning to with mandibles looking like that!
… feliscorvis, 21 June, 2005 - 3:05pm login or register to post comments

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