Discovering the Dobsonfly in Peru's Amazon Rainforest

Wildlife | Documentary | Nature on Instagram: "The Dobsonfly: Nature’s Fierce-Looking but Harmless Giant! 🦟 Meet the Dobsonfly, an insect that looks like it belongs in a sci-fi movie but is actually a fascinating (and harmless) creature of the night. With its large, intimidating mandibles and wingspan of up to 5 inches, the Dobsonfly is hard to miss. Males sport impressive, sickle-shaped jaws that look terrifying but are too weak to harm humans—they’re mostly used for wrestling other males duri

Gwendolyn Erdosh on Instagram: "I absolutely love dobsonflies!! This is a male dobsonfly, species Corydalus batesii. Found at @manu.biostation. You can tell he’s a male by his humongous mandibles. I have seen tons of misinformation online about these incredible insects, so I wanted to make it clear that these are not dangerous whatsoever. They are called “hellgrammites” and often feared, but the reality is that other than a small bite, they cannot hurt you. They are not venomous or poisonous. Th