Waterford Michigan, near Lake Oakland. August 3rd,2024. Very cool
Saw a Dobsonfly at night on our screen door. August 3rd, 2024. Very cool. About the size of my finger :point_right:
Saw one on my back porch in Easton, PA. Very big, but very cool to see.
L male one dead beside our driveway in Cortlandt Manor, NY (Westchester County--about 40 miles north of NYC). I took a pic if anyone would like to see it.
Found a female on our deck this morning in Northwest NJ. 1st one I've seen...
Saw one in West Virginia
Just seen one in my driveway. By the time I got my phone to take a picture,I couldn't find it. I'm in Ohio.
I just found one in california ?
We just saw one of these at work in Southern Vermont, at first site it was pretty creepy, but after reading the article it was very interesting! I feel lucky to have seen one for myself.
I saw one in White Bluff ,Tennessee last week. It was on the side of a home. I far as I know, it was no water nearby. I took a picture because I had never seen one. It was about 3 inches long.
Just seen one today, a mile north of the ohio river. My son knew right away what was,he said it's is a dobsonfly.
I saw one inside a room of my house tonight I live in Manchester New Hampshire and I read that they live near clean water, so I guess we have a clean stream near our house thank you for this article I have never encountered one before and it scared the hell outta me ngl :sob::pray::tone_light: it was a female for sure by the description thank you again.
My boyfriend and I just saw one tonight. It looks like maybe a male. We were wondering what it was. We live in Missouri. Thanks for the article its interesting. I also read they live as larval for 5 or more years, That is fascinating to me.
We live in Alabama and had never seen one. It was one our deck we don't have and steams or ponds on our property. Our neighbor does have a pond that just got filled back up. I knew the CDC was asking for moth samples from people in the south so we did catch it. Why are the migrating here?
Encountered one in my yard came here for info I live in north Mississippi and had never seen one before but I have 2 ponds on my property and a creek so I'm guessing my water is in rather healthy shape thanks for the info mine was a male
The adult female WILL certainly bite you. I am 70 and have hunted them to fish with all my life. And I have been bit many times by an adult female.
I love the hellgrammites. It was and still is my mission to find them every time I get to sample macroinvertebrates.
I just wanted to say that although they do look like centipedes, they only have six legs. On each segment of the abdomen, there is a pair of gills, i.e., the wording is a bit confusing. The audience might think these guys have a gazillion of legs, while they only have 6!
But great article btw! I love aquatic insects and would love to see more of this, as we need to get the public to better appreciate these tiny creatures (perhaps not so tiny for hellgrammites!).
Best,
Anh
Thank you!
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Waterford Michigan, near Lake Oakland. August 3rd,2024. Very cool
Saw a Dobsonfly at night on our screen door. August 3rd, 2024. Very cool. About the size of my finger :point_right:
Saw one on my back porch in Easton, PA. Very big, but very cool to see.
L male one dead beside our driveway in Cortlandt Manor, NY (Westchester County--about 40 miles north of NYC). I took a pic if anyone would like to see it.
Found a female on our deck this morning in Northwest NJ. 1st one I've seen...
Saw one in West Virginia
Just seen one in my driveway. By the time I got my phone to take a picture,I couldn't find it. I'm in Ohio.
I just found one in california ?
We just saw one of these at work in Southern Vermont, at first site it was pretty creepy, but after reading the article it was very interesting! I feel lucky to have seen one for myself.
I saw one in White Bluff ,Tennessee last week. It was on the side of a home. I far as I know, it was no water nearby. I took a picture because I had never seen one. It was about 3 inches long.
Just seen one today, a mile north of the ohio river. My son knew right away what was,he said it's is a dobsonfly.
I saw one inside a room of my house tonight I live in Manchester New Hampshire and I read that they live near clean water, so I guess we have a clean stream near our house thank you for this article I have never encountered one before and it scared the hell outta me ngl :sob::pray::tone_light: it was a female for sure by the description thank you again.
My boyfriend and I just saw one tonight. It looks like maybe a male. We were wondering what it was. We live in Missouri. Thanks for the article its interesting. I also read they live as larval for 5 or more years, That is fascinating to me.
We live in Alabama and had never seen one. It was one our deck we don't have and steams or ponds on our property. Our neighbor does have a pond that just got filled back up. I knew the CDC was asking for moth samples from people in the south so we did catch it. Why are the migrating here?
Encountered one in my yard came here for info I live in north Mississippi and had never seen one before but I have 2 ponds on my property and a creek so I'm guessing my water is in rather healthy shape thanks for the info mine was a male
The adult female WILL certainly bite you. I am 70 and have hunted them to fish with all my life. And I have been bit many times by an adult female.
I love the hellgrammites. It was and still is my mission to find them every time I get to sample macroinvertebrates.
I just wanted to say that although they do look like centipedes, they only have six legs. On each segment of the abdomen, there is a pair of gills, i.e., the wording is a bit confusing. The audience might think these guys have a gazillion of legs, while they only have 6!
But great article btw! I love aquatic insects and would love to see more of this, as we need to get the public to better appreciate these tiny creatures (perhaps not so tiny for hellgrammites!).
Best,
Anh
Thank you!
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