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VEGGIEHAPPY New Braunfels, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 06, 2007

I found him at the gas station this morning. He was so cool I ran back to the truck and got my camera. Looks more exotic in real life - like an alien :-)

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linda_nc Greensboro, NC(Zone 7b) Aug 06, 2007

It's a Dobsonfly ... don't know if it's an Eastern, Western or Texas Dobsonfly ... all three occur in Texas.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/4872/bgimage
http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/390/
Texas dobsonfly info on pages 5-7 of this PDF: http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2003/sample/taberchap.pdf

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VEGGIEHAPPY New Braunfels, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 08, 2007

Thank you Linda. He took my breath away - he was huge.

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