Bug ID?

[BBReezen]

WTH kind of beast is this? I'm usually pretty savy on what most bugs are or at least their slang name but in all my years growing up in east texas I don't believe I have ever seen something like this. About 3 inches long but doesn't like spectracide pro.

[panhandlehunter]

It's a baby moth man.

[RealTreeHunter]

Makes me think of the movie Tremors, only with wings.

[critter69]

Female dobson fly

[RangerRick2012]

15 year old says maybe a queen carpenter ant...?

[BBReezen]

Man it ain't no baby nothin, big as my dang lighter. I know what your talking about on the moth and this ain't a moth.

[AntlerCollector]

He's the one on the right!!!

[BBReezen]

Makes me think of the movie Tremors, only with wings.

Haha it looked like that when I walked over to it. Spread it's jaws and gave me the stink eye.

[Patton]

We used to call those Vampire Bugs at summer camp back in the day

[rubydog]

Helgermite?

[reconman]

Helgermite?

That's the larva....catch them in the river for bait. The end product is the picture which is the dobson fly as listed above. Mean looking suckers and will bite the hell outta ya!

[LloydMcCoy]

Female dobson fly

This

[BBReezen]

Yep, looked up Dobson and that's it. Said they can get up to 5 inches!!!

[AntlerCollector]

I still think I'm right

[BTLowry]

They can bite the hell out of you with those pinchers and they can get you while you have them by the back. Got a buddy that found out when he picked one up