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Post by trehopr1 on Jun 30, 2021 7:54:49 GMT -8
Nice captures indeed !
Thank you for your photograph and your contribution (and interest) in this thread.
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Post by 58chevy on Jul 23, 2021 11:08:32 GMT -8
A couple of weeks ago I spotted the biggest dobsonfly I've ever seen. It was a female, hanging on on the wall of a building, attracted by the lights. At first I didn't think it was an insect. It was just too big. When I got close to it, I couldn't believe my eyes. Unfortunately, I decided not to capture it. The reason? It was too big to fit into any of my jars, which were big enough for large silkmoths. The dobsonfly looked like it was easily 6 inches in length with its wings folded over its abdomen. Had it been a male it would have likely measured at least 8 inches, including the mandibles. I didn't have a camera, so no pictures.
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Post by trehopr1 on Jul 23, 2021 11:54:20 GMT -8
Whoa, I can't believe what I'm hearing!
You may have passed up a specimen of perhaps extraordinary size for lack of a jar ?
Dang, I would have still captured it by hand or net and simply tossed it in my car (with the windows rolled up) until I got home to dispatch it !
Remember the Marine motto: improvise, adapt, and overcome !
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Post by 58chevy on Jul 24, 2021 7:59:30 GMT -8
Yeah, I'm still kicking myself for not capturing it.
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