A larvae of *corydalus texanus* (Megaloptera:Corydalidae) seen digging a burrow in a sandy stream bank in order to pupate. The larvae is large, dark and leather. The most distinctive feature is its large sclerotized head with mean-looking mandibles.

It must be #Dobsonfly season. I just spent 3 days on the Colorado River and we saw no less than 5 #Hellgrammite larvae crawling on the bank. These aquatic species dig a burrow in the bank to pupate before the short-lived adults emerge to reproduce. #AquaticInvertebrates #streamEcology

A top down view hellgrammite in the wet creek bed facing right of frame.

The infamous and gross-looking #hellgrammite
#Dobsonfly larva - subfamily: Corydalinae
(Shot near Cincinnati 9-4-24) #insect #invert #photography #macrophotography

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Dobson fly don't make me cry
you can't hang around by the porch light
there are hellgramite girls who will rock your world
in the black and deep of the dark night

Dobson fly don't ask me why
summer weeks can't last forever
find your bitey bride
with wings so wide
and lay your eggs in the […]

The Brave and the Bold #80 Cover - Art by Neal Adams and Gaspar Saladino
#Batman #Creeper
#Hellgrammite #dccomics