Several of these odd critters were examined by the museum and found to be unusually large specimens of the giant dobsonfly, which is native to China and Vietnam. The largest one measured 21 ...

After being discovered in Sichuan Province, it was examined by experts at the Insect Museum of West China where it was found to be an unusually big specimen of the giant dobsonfly. It measured ...

Dobsonflies are one of the largest types of insects after butterflies and moths. The bodies of adult dobsonflies are usually 2 to 2.5 inches (50.8 to 63.5 millimeters) long, though their wings can ...

I remember catching my first giant water beetle ... I learned that this critter was known as the dobsonfly. I don’t know how many years it has been since I last encountered one of these unusual ...