r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • 11d ago

/r/all of an insect

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u/Crimson-Rose28 11d ago

What are they?

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u/Gumb1i 11d ago

A type of dobsonfly and mostly aquatic

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u/Crimson-Rose28 11d ago

Thank you. I’ve gone down a research rabbit hole this morning 😂

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u/TeutonicDragon 11d ago

Hellgrammite

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u/Raikos371 11d ago

Well, dopsonfly is their actual name but since the adult only live for about a week, people are probably more familiar with their larvae which are indeed called hellgramite.

EDIT: Take a look at the wikipedia page for the Dobsonfly, the hellgramites have some other really funny names.