It's okay, it wasn't too horrific, 'cause I think the bugs were dead, just like in the picture... I was just displeased to see nearly dollar-sized insects. ^_^;;;
Ya know, usually I'm okay with insects but for some reason both your pics and the stuff on the site you linked to... it just... *shudder* totally gave me the willies. I'm with kthrin on this one, I think it's all about the size. If I thought that the same bug was, say 3/4" long, I'd probably think nothing of it. But as it is.... *another shudder*
Even more funny is that, I've seen live cicadas and dead cicadas and the dead ones interest me more, but if I had to choose between a live dobsonfly and a dead dobsonfly, I think I'd choose the live one (excepting the ability of the female to bite). Why? I think I'd be intrigued because I've never seen anything like it before (much less heard of it before today, thank you, Laura). If it was like, a foot or so away or trapped in a jar, I'd totally be interested. But a huge freaky bug carcass? Just creepy. Thanks, tho -- it's been a long time since something creeped me out ;)
PLEASE, I beg you: if you're going to post pictures of bugs and other creepy-crawlies, please lj-cut them. I have a serious aversion to bugs bordering on the completely, pathologically irrational.
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timeasmymeasure
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Date: 2004-06-07 02:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-07 02:16 pm (UTC)I found out that only the females bite, tho.
DobsonFly (http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/dobsonfly.htm)
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Date: 2004-06-07 02:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-07 06:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-07 08:33 pm (UTC)if this thing had been ALiVE when bryce found it...ee gad would that have been a different story.
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Date: 2004-06-07 10:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-07 08:13 pm (UTC)