Insect identification

[GONOVRIT]

What dafuq is this monster?

 

[tsconver]

Antlion?

 

[Jeff B]

Mutant Mothera?

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

Open season. Bird shot or Rabbit and Squirrel?

I'd rather find a snake.

 

[justjeepin86]

Looks like it would give a predator a run for it's money. That's all I have to add.

 

[grapehead]

my googling indicates it is a dobsonfly

 

[GONOVRIT]

Antlion?

Close but I’m not quite convinced.

 

[GONOVRIT]

my googling indicates it is a dobsonfly

Winner! A female at that. Supposedly harmless but that was the biggest damn bug I’ve seen in a while!

 

[RHSCTJ]

@GONOVRIT what are you going to do with it? My wife teaches science and I think she would love having that in her classroom

 

[C.Berry]

Best damn bass bait bug you can use but it’ll bite the damn hell out of ya!! Hellgamite

 

[JSJJ388]

Did not know that hellgramites are the larva of that monstrosity.

 

[C.Berry]

Did not know that hellgramites are the larva of that monstrosity.

Yes sir I’ve used em as bait for bass, trout for my whole life!! Set a big lantern out in summer and you’ll have bait all nite!

 

[JSJJ388]

Yes sir I’ve used em as bait for bass, trout for my whole life!! Set a big lantern out in summer and you’ll have bait all nite!

Oh Ive used plenty of them. Just never realized what they grew up to be.

 

[C.Berry]

If you hook two and use a float as weight they’ll bring big catfish to surface for top water strikes too!! Those wings flapping make em go crazy I’ve even caught carp on em lol

 

[GONOVRIT]

@GONOVRIT what are you going to do with it? My wife teaches science and I think she would love having that in her classroom

Let’s say it was somewhere it definetly wasn’t supposed to be and it ended up in the front office of a rather large business.
If I happen to come across another I’ll save it for you.