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Billy Joe Fudge brings enlightenment on Knifley monster bug

It's a Dobsonfly - the adult form of one of the top five natural fish baits known to man

By Billy Joe Fudge

That is either a genetically engineered, self-propelled tree feller from a Japanese Horror Film gone horribly wrong or a male Dobsonfly. Since I've bugged out (pun intended) on making up other folks minds for them I'll just let the reader decide.

Of course the Dobsonfly is the adult form of the famed Hellgrammite. Hellgrammites have been labeled one of the top five natural fish baits known to man. Being included in with the likes of Horseweed worms, Spring lizards, Night crawlers, and Catalpa worms has to have made the species proud.

Normally male Dobsonflies are about two inches long but since Knifley is much like Texas in that everything grows bigger there, I'm not at all surprised that this one is 50% larger than the norm. - Billy Joe Fudge

Comments re photo 45474 COF needs identification for monster bug




This story was posted on 2012-06-04 19:43:51
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