Dobsonfly Lirva mynd í gegnum Pexels. Lurking quietly in ponds and slow-moving streams, the giant water bug is a true aquatic monster. Sometimes called “toe-biters” because of their painful bite, ...

Next time you dip your toes in a pond, remember you might not be alone! With its massive wingspan and dramatic pincers, the dobsonfly looks like something from a prehistoric era. Males of this species ...

Although insects are a common food in the diet of Neotropical otters, the abundant presence of hellgrammites (dobsonfly larvae; Insecta, Megaloptera) had not been recorded before. Otters were found to ...

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Or watched migrating warblers glean insects from newly emerged tree buds? Would you recognize a hellgrammite – the larva of the dobsonfly – if you saw one? Better yet, would you want to? If any of ...

There's all types of creatures crawling around New York, but one of the creepiest species might actually be a good sign for your local neighborhood. While a fear of insects may be common, there's only ...

They are the larval form of a dobsonfly, an aquatic insect that lives in fast-flowing streams and is mostly active at night. Shawn Good is a Fisheries Biologist in the department. "Most of the ...

With warm and humid weather upon us, now is the time of year when insects are plentiful across New York and the east coast. Some of these bugs can grow to be quite big. One particular insect boasts a ...

This is so the larva, once hatched, can quickly submerge themselves in water without much of a risk of predation or drying out. The mother-eastern dobsonfly lays her eggs on a partially submerged ...