r/absoluteunit • u/Insomnium_111 • 1d ago

Of what ever bug this is

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u/User_Name_Tracks 1d ago

It's a Hellnaw

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u/USSSLostTexter 1d ago

or the common PhuckDat fly

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u/DJEvillincoln 1d ago

Ohhhhh this is the cousin of the Nahson Phukthatarix from the Triassic period?

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u/Musicman1019 1d ago

Ummmfuckisthat

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u/VaEagle85 1d ago

I live in VA and have seen two of those recently, and hellnaw was my immediate reaction.

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u/Turbulent_Lobster_57 1d ago

You’re almost right, it’s juvenile form is literally called a hellgrammite

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u/ninja0420 1d ago

As in hell, gram mite die if shes sees this huge AF bug?

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u/BoatHole_ 1d ago

Dobson fly

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u/Cranktique 1d ago

‘Tis. The males (pictured) pincers are just for show, they can’t bite well. They also mature just to mate and then die, so they don’t eat. The females have much smaller mandibles, and they will bite you and it fuckin hurts.

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u/Tomas2891 1d ago

So they just look horrible for no good reason?

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u/simplemijnds 1d ago

Scare away humans

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u/Cranktique 1d ago

Or attract mates I think

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u/Tomas2891 1d ago

Hopefully not human mates…

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u/dirtyrandalfus 1d ago

At this point I wouldn't be surprised

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u/ConflictMaster3155 11h ago

Same thing really

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u/cantspell_rite 1d ago

Hey! I have to walk by mirrors re'larlee. Eye feal person ally a tack'd

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u/Left_Ad4050 5h ago

They use them for mating displays, territorial combat with other males, and holding on to females while mating.

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u/DieBotDie 1d ago

They don’t eat because the larval form is voracious.

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u/Commercial-Two6945 14h ago

Thanks. I hate that now!

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u/Doom2pro 1d ago

Dobson, Dobson, we got a Dobson here!!! See nobody cares.

Always reminds me of that line.

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u/BoatHole_ 8h ago

You made my day with this comment
https://giphy.com/gifs/3oKIPvND7gEInk98Eo

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u/WinPrestigious7568 1d ago

Why does it have to look like its out of a horror sci-fi movie

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u/Savings-End40 1d ago

Everything in horror films was developed and tested by Mother Nature.

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u/WinPrestigious7568 1d ago

This is true 👍

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u/fooknprawn 1d ago

Like The Mist?

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u/Insomnium_111 1d ago

Looks like something from fallout

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u/AccomplishedSpray946 1d ago

looks like something from a Stephen King movie. Yeah, HELL NO

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u/Icemagistrate101 1d ago

Is this Australia? I swear that whole continent must have been dropped from another planet...

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u/timhyde74 1d ago

Unfortunately not, we have these here in Western NC, and they're not considered a pest. The adults like this one only live between 3-10 days and pretty much their only focus is finding a mate and procreation. The larva live in water for a long time before crawling out on to land and finding a suitable spot to transform into what you see there. As scary as they look, they're pretty much harmless to people.

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u/J3sush8sm3 1d ago

Their larvae are just as horrifying

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u/timhyde74 11h ago

Tell me about it! Lol!

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u/Ill_Friend2266 1d ago

We have them near the river here in NE PA.  The larvae of these things, called Hellgramites, make great bait for small mouth bass.

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u/timhyde74 11h ago

Oh yeah! Small mouth will eat em up all day!!!

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u/Rifflife88 1d ago

I looked it up, never seen one here in Canada but apparently we got em.

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u/Timely-Profile1865 1d ago

Khan puts that in the ear of chekhov

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u/PumpkinCrouton 1d ago

Saber-tooth bug. I remember seeing them years ago our in Virginia.

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u/thejohnmc963 1d ago

It’s a nope

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u/Lost-Juggernaut6521 1d ago

This is why one of my shotguns is loaded with bird shot.

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u/Disastrous-Rub-4087 1d ago

AI’nt going near it.

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u/hdofu 1d ago

It’s a “timetomoveoutnow”

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u/Michami135 1d ago

"SUGAR.... in water"

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u/TopSloth 1d ago

Damn I thought that bolt next to it was a deadbolt lock and the size comparison blew my mind until I realized it's just a regular bolt 🤣

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u/moonroots64 1d ago

Omg, I thought the screw on the left siding was a doorknob and I was like holy shit that thing is like 2 feet long???

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u/shoeinc 1d ago

Please tell where this was taken so i can stay tf away

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u/middleofthecircle 1d ago

In eastern Kentucky we saw these all the time. My granny called them something like flying grumpuses lol

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u/Ecstatic-Radish-7931 1d ago

The testicle bug!

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u/Lutraphobic 1d ago

Astel from Elden Ring vibes

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u/Travel_Dreams 1d ago

Why do they need to fly?

I have enough to worry about without this shit.

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u/Queasy_Novel_1277 1d ago

Mothra !!! Native of Japanese monster movies.

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u/PreperationOuch 1d ago

Male dobson fly; grow up

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u/Paulztaos 1d ago

The infamous ballsack bug. It snips off your balls while you sleep and replaces them with itself and lives the rest of its life as a pair of parasitic balls. Better than a vasectomy though

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u/IdeaPlayful4831 1d ago

Burn the house, or relocated!

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u/Over-Box1733 1d ago

That's the fly that just took ownership of my house cuz I'm getting da fuq outta there!

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u/Right-Lemon1865 1d ago

Hell naw for sure

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u/Callemlikeisethem60 1d ago

What in the hell is this 😳 ive never seen one before

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u/Alternative_Roof_188 1d ago

That’s Astel Naturalborn of the Void.

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u/Psychological_Bowl56 1d ago

Does it bite?

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u/Grouchy_Edge1770 1d ago

Dobson fly. Hellgrammites adults in think

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u/Vindictive-Vagabond 1d ago

It's a male dobsonfly if anyone was wondering what it actually is 😂

Fun fact: The males look intimidating but are actually harmless and have no ability to bite with their giant mandibles; while the way more dangerous females have much smaller mandibles but they're also razor-sharp with a powerful bite and can easily draw blood 💯

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u/Extension_Resolve264 1d ago

Male Dobson's fly. Those jaws are harmless to humans. Now their larvae, the infamous helgrammites, will bite you so hard your soul immediately leaves your body. Fantastic bass bait, though.

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u/Silly_Personality_73 1d ago

Well, I was hoping to sleep peacefully tonight, but it looks like I will not.

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u/L3enjamn 1d ago

I mean.. who's gonna cock block that thing?

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u/Jolly-Percentage7053 23h ago

It's way to big

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u/ThaCasual 17h ago

That’s an alien

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u/lAmTheREALBlackAdder 14h ago

Signs of Armageddon?

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u/Far_Professional_353 12h ago

That's the Hellmaw

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u/HorzaDonwraith 9h ago

In their larval stage they are called Hellgrammites