So I found this outside my house and we couldn't figure out what it is. If any of you amazing people could help me, I would appreciate it. We didn't kill the little guy so he is probably still alive, by the way. And I just want the information to satisfy my curiosity because he looks like nothing around here. Perhaps a moth? I don't know much about bugs.
>>2130265
It's a male dobsonfly.
>>2130266
Thank you very much, nobody I asked knew what it was. That's why I love /an/, best part of 4chan.
>>2130268
If you find a similar looking one with much smaller pincers nearby, stay away. It's a female, and those fuckers can pinch.
Does that bite hurt as much as it looks?
>>2130324
the male's pinchers are big and just for show.
The female's are small compact and pack a punch
>>2130324
The male's bite barely even pinches. It's the females you have to watch out for. I've had one draw blood on me once. Kind of weird you're already seeing them. They're not due until early next month.
>>2130326
Neat.
>Finally
>someone on /an/ with some intelligence, who doesn't kill it on sight like a degenerate philistine
that's pretty cool
I'm disappointed we don't see such scimitar-lips creatures on teh west coast.
