Description:
Although the dobsonfly spends several years as a larval hellgrammite, the adult enjoys only a brief couple of days as a terrestrial adult. In harsh comparison to their voracious larvae, this male adult's sickle-shaped mandibles only use is to hold on to the female during mating.

Keywords:
cornutus corydalidae corydalinae corydalus dobsonflies dobsonfly eastern flower fly insects large mandibles megalopteran nature neuroptera nocturnal red rose shaped sickle wild wildlife

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