World's largest aquatic insect specimen found *with pics*

[PimpHandStrong]

(CNN) - The world's largest flying aquatic insect, with huge, nightmarish pincers, has been discovered in China's Sichuan province, experts say.

According to the Insect Museum of West China, local villagers in the outskirts of Chengdu handed over "weird insects that resemble giant dragonflies with long teeth" earlier this month.

The largest one measured 21 centimeters (8.27 inches) when its wings were open, according to the museum, busting the original record for largest aquatic insect held by a South American helicopter damselfly, which had a wingspan of 19.1 centimeters (7.5 inches).

Large enough to cover the face of a human adult, this scary-looking insect is also known among entomologists as an indicator of water quality, says the museum.

The giant dobsonfly makes its home in bodies of clean water and is highly sensitive to any changes in the water's pH as well as the presence of trace elements of pollutants. If the water is slightly contaminated, the giant dobsonfly will move on to seek cleaner waters.

You can't even step on the damn thing to kill it

 

[Steve Piffler]

 

[jdubnyce]

those pincers

 

[PimpHandStrong]

those pincers

Imagine that shyt flying up and landing on your shoulder

 

[Food Mane]

We need to stop these wars, unite, and focus on killing these things.

 

[SwagmundFreud]

 

[The5thLetter]

I would surely pass the fukk out seeing something like this. I'm such a punk

 

[SlowPaceThrillah]

So while these are going extinct...

We're discovering these?

FOH nature

 

[BigMan]

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

lmao, it's funny cuz I'd be shook wholetime but I'd still be stupid enough to throw hands with this beast.

 

[2stainz]

get this demonic thing all the way the foh

 

[I'm Billy FUCO!!]

Them pincers

Lookin' like that shyt that was crawlin' up on Dexter when he thought Deedee was trying to trick him again

 

[Mass]

did any of you nighas read the article? Respect nature that shyt only survive in clean ass water. Nature give you signs and you running.

 

[2stainz]

Respect nature that shyt only survive in clean ass water

good, ain't nobody trying to see that shyt anywhere near the crib bray

 

[Kobes Two Jerseys]

did any of you nighas read the article? Respect nature that shyt only survive in clean ass water. Nature give you signs and you running.

Exactly. This little guy wouldn't last an hour in the filthy ass rooms of Coli posters.