This is another gem from my last visit to Massachusetts. The female Eastern Dobsonfly has mandibles that can draw blood from a human. [The males' mandibles, much bigger for reproductive purposes, don't have proper leverage to cut human flesh.] These insects can grow to be over five inches long and, just to make them more endearing, they can emit a foul smelling spray from their anus as a defense tactic. My sister saw this one on the wall of our local post office. That's Jeany's hand in the picture, and our town library between her thumb and pointer finger.
This is another gem from my last visit to Massachusetts. The female Eastern Dobsonfly has mandibles that can draw blood from a human. [The males' mandibles, much bigger for reproductive purposes, don't have proper leverage to cut human flesh.] These insects can grow to be over five inches long and, just to make them more endearing, they can emit a foul smelling spray from their anus as a defense tactic. My sister saw this one on the wall of our local post office. That's Jeany's hand in the picture, and our town library between her thumb and pointer finger.
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My husband has the same skill as the male dobsonfly!
haha!
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