World's largest aquatic insect

[RCFetter]

Found in China also in Viet Nam. This is a large insect but doesn't care for polluted. CNN article says pollution will cause the insect to locate another stream or body of water.

Here's the CNN article:

World's largest aquatic insect specimen found in China

 

[J55tyger88]

Jesus that things nasty.

 

[melvinp]

The king of all hellgies

 

[jeremymcon]

Holy crap. I read an article about that but someplace, and read that it had like an 8 inch wingspan or something. Didn't really appreciate just how big that is until I saw the picture you posted with somebody's hand in it for reference.

 

[jifigz]

That is definitely related to the Dobsonfly that we have here....Dobsonflies are scary as hell...I can't imagine a bigger and meaner version. lol

 

[Chaz]

Looks more like some type of dragon fly to me, a Dobson fly looks more like a stone fly or salmon fly.