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Big Brown Long Neck Flying Insect (Dobsonfly, female)

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by: Anonymous

Found one last night, June 29, 2011 in East TN. Was unsure what it was, glad I found the answer. Thanks
Thank You
by: Tracy

Thank you for identifying the insect in my picture. I had no idea what it was. I had even asked people at work and know one knew what it was. Your work is greatly appreciated. Thank You.
Dobsonfly, female
by: Moni

Tracy
Your insect is a female dobsonfly.
The females do not have the long 'pinchers' that the males do, but can bite or pinch more effectively than the males.
These insects are found near fast flowing streams so there must be one nearby. The adults come to lights at night. Adults do not feed.
Larvae are aquatic predators, living in streams. Two-three years are spent in larval stage, at end of this time larvae crawl out of stream and form a pupal cell under a log, rock, etc. and then overwinter. Adults emerge spring to summer.
These are found thru out the eastern half of North America.

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