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Re: Big, big ants

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re: "Glad you didn't get hauled away by those things"

Yeah, me too!

Truth be told, it isn't really an ant. It is a female dobsonfly. The males have even longer mandibles and can grow to five inches. Males can't apply enough leverage to hurt humans with their mandibles, but the females, with their "short" choppers, can. They've got a nasty bite.

Here's a still living female:

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Re: Big, big ants
By: capt_nemo
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Fri, 15 Jul 11 8:44 AM
Msg. 33927 of 45510

Holy Crap, Look at the choppers on that thing LOL, Glad you didn't get hauled away by those things DE. Hope you had a great trip. I start work tomorrow, Building 787's. LOL If ya see a rivet in the wing rattling. It wasn't one I did LOL.......


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