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Submitted by: Moni

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Timothy Demetra is correct. Your photo is of the male dobsonfly. This is an aquatic insect. I have seen the female (do not have the long pinchers) but not a male...how lucky you are! The females do not have the long 'pinchers', but can bite or pinch more effectively than the males. These insects are found near fast flowing streams so there must be some water near by. 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. Here is more info on it if you want. http://bugguide.net/node/view/4873

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Submitted by: Demetra

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It's a male DOBSONFLY. The female has a shorter, roundre pinchers.

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Hi, I found one of these too! What is it?? I took photos, as well. I live on the border of NJ and PA.

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