DOBSONFLY(HELLGRAMMITE)

INFORMATION ON THE DOBSONFLY

• It's other name is Corydalus cornutus
• It's small, brown and starts a an aquatic larva, then soon turns into
• a large air born bug .
• Same with the females

WHAT THEY EAT

• When in the water, the dobsonfly eats small fish and
• Fish eggs, almost anything that's within it's reach
• Adult dobsonflies do not eat for many weeks until it dies

HABITATS

• They live in freshwater
• They like to hide under rocks
• They like to live in large streams.
• Also, the larva live in mud at the bottoms of the stream

SIZE

• Adult length can exceed to 3 1/2.
• Wingspan is up to about 5 inches.
• Larval lengh is normally 2-3 inches.
• The largest dobsonfly ever found was 12 inches long
• They have a set of pinchers 2-4 inches long

FUN FACTS

• Adults are large, soft bodied, usally gray, black or brown.
• They have wings with conspicuous veins, usually folded down when resting
• Mandibles of males very long, tusklike, and incapable of hurting people due to lack of
• Leverage.

OTHERS

• Thier ph is 6.8 - 7.8
• They live in freshwater
• They lay about 2,000 - 3,000 eggs total
• After laying the eggs the female, goes and dies

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