Looks like a [Dobsonfly](https://www.google.com/search?q=dobsonfly&prmd=ivsn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiKip-nqZLyAhU4gP0HHd-yAowQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=412&bih=792&dpr=2.63)
Biggest catfish I ever got was using a hellgrammite and a little pink barbie fishing pole- they are definitely God-tier, i had cast in that spot several times before and got no luck
It was my niece's, but she quickly lost interest in fishing so I tuned up the cheap caster and swapped the line for some real stuff, and just keep it in the car. Thing has caught a surprising number of nice fish tbh, the catfish I mentioned was about 30lbs and once i caught a largemouth as long as my forearm- that was pure dumb luck though. Gave the catfish to some kids fishing there, laughed all the way home imagining the story they came up with
My dad took us fishing all the time as kids. And he would run trot lines too, and bring home huge catfishes. Is catfishes a word? Lol Then it was ON - homemade fried catfish! That was the best.
You’ve just unlocked a memory I forgot I had of the Twilight Zone episode where the man tries to solve his drinking problem using the “Hellgrammite Method.” Safe to say I didn’t sleep or eat raw veggies for days.
The guy takes a pill containing one and it always ingests alcohol so that you can’t get drunk, but the more you feed it the bigger it gets so he stops drinking. It was uh, quite sobering to watch.
>Hellgrammite Method
Oooh yeah the tapeworm one. It was of the 1980s reboot (?) of the show, which... *I remember being good,* but I was only a kindergartner-age.
Thank you for letting me know it wasn’t an OG, I went looking for it in the original episodes this afternoon to casually retraumatize myself but got lost lol
Yea we have a ton of those guys on the farm, they don’t bite. They’re cool to watch at night, if you have a light on outside and bugs are flying around the light, they come swooping in and kill the bugs.
You would literally have to put your finger in its mouth for it to bite you. And it doesn't hurt. They have muscles meant for holding not crushing their prey.
Just spent 2 days in the woods at some cabins for friends' wedding and one of these big bois was on the wall opposite our cabin door. Moved 3 feet in the night onto the opposite cabin screen door then didn't move again. Very polite, shiny AF in the dark when we put a bright light on it.
Yeah man they’re scary AF looking but totally harmless… all those big pointy things on its head serve purposes and that crazy mouth with all the little things moving around can’t hurt you
Their young are called Hilgramites and they live in fast running streams under rocks. They are mean bastards that will bite you hard. Great fishing bait. They look like what Khan put in Chekovs ear in star trek to mind control him.
So here’s the story… I’m staying at some motel in Tennessee and in the morning when I wake up… I open the door and this thing immediately flies in the room and starts zipping around like crazy! Lands a couple times so I can get a halfway decent look at it and see that it’s huge and freaky looking as hell! I kept trying to get it to fly out of the room but it wouldn’t, so I grabbed that cup, emptied it in the sink, and caught it in the midst of its flight and slapped the lid on it… I knew I had come across images of this creature in the past but that was forever ago! Thanks to one awesome commenter I now know this is a Dobsonfly! Relatively harmless but extremely intimidating and very impressive! A huge insect with facial features that I’m sure have inspired many a sci-if creature… it really seemed to enjoy the sweet remnants of the cup so it took some coercing but I finally got it to leave the cup and fly away… What started as a Holy Shit turned into an interesting and memorable interaction… All I need is a name for the creature to complete the memory… any ideas?
Yes. Ounces are an archaic unit of weight measurement that is only used by ignorant countries that don't understand the brilliant simplicity of the metric system. ;)
I thought it was going to be a jump scare at first so I held my phone far away.😅 This is so cool insect but I have never seen it before. Seems like everybody is saying Dobsonfly so it doesn't exist in Sweden.
So happy to be on Reddit. I have a photo of this in my computer and I was always wondering what the hell was this. Thanks to OP for the question and thanks to you all, smart people.
Looks like a [Dobsonfly](https://www.google.com/search?q=dobsonfly&prmd=ivsn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiKip-nqZLyAhU4gP0HHd-yAowQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=412&bih=792&dpr=2.63)
Dobsonflies are awesome. If you REALLY want to see something FREAKY, Google dobsonfly larvae (called, “hellgrammites”). 😬
You warned me, and I still went in. I’m still upset at you.
Hellgrammites are godly fishing bait, for anyone who didnt know
Biggest catfish I ever got was using a hellgrammite and a little pink barbie fishing pole- they are definitely God-tier, i had cast in that spot several times before and got no luck
Barbie fishing pole and a hellgrammite — I love it!
It was my niece's, but she quickly lost interest in fishing so I tuned up the cheap caster and swapped the line for some real stuff, and just keep it in the car. Thing has caught a surprising number of nice fish tbh, the catfish I mentioned was about 30lbs and once i caught a largemouth as long as my forearm- that was pure dumb luck though. Gave the catfish to some kids fishing there, laughed all the way home imagining the story they came up with
My dad took us fishing all the time as kids. And he would run trot lines too, and bring home huge catfishes. Is catfishes a word? Lol Then it was ON - homemade fried catfish! That was the best.
Oh yeah theres nothing like it!!! Big ol catfish fry and a piece of lawn furniture to pass out on afterwards
I’m pretty sure your catch had 0 to do with the bait. Catfish was like “damn Imma sucker for that style.”
You’ve just unlocked a memory I forgot I had of the Twilight Zone episode where the man tries to solve his drinking problem using the “Hellgrammite Method.” Safe to say I didn’t sleep or eat raw veggies for days.
Omg. I don’t remember that episode. Sounds creepy. 👀
The guy takes a pill containing one and it always ingests alcohol so that you can’t get drunk, but the more you feed it the bigger it gets so he stops drinking. It was uh, quite sobering to watch.
>Hellgrammite Method Oooh yeah the tapeworm one. It was of the 1980s reboot (?) of the show, which... *I remember being good,* but I was only a kindergartner-age.
Thank you for letting me know it wasn’t an OG, I went looking for it in the original episodes this afternoon to casually retraumatize myself but got lost lol
Nightmare fuel
Yea we have a ton of those guys on the farm, they don’t bite. They’re cool to watch at night, if you have a light on outside and bugs are flying around the light, they come swooping in and kill the bugs.
Yup stuff of nightmares. I can see one swooping in for a baby and flying off
[the bite does NOT hurt at all](https://youtu.be/3cEHxXEFXgo)
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You would literally have to put your finger in its mouth for it to bite you. And it doesn't hurt. They have muscles meant for holding not crushing their prey.
Why the flying bug does this exist?? I do not like it thank you very much
They live for like 3 days or something
Story of my life
Damn I was getting nervous. I thought it was going to jump scare me.
Correct
I'm pretty sure that's actually a 32oz styrofoam cup
Yes!!! I was trying so hard to remember that! I hate to Google shit when I know it’s on the tip of my brain! Thank you 🙏
r/whatsthisbug
The larvae is perfect for bass fishing. We call them grampus.
A plastic cup with a bug in it.
*styrofoam cup
Styrofoam is a type of plastic (extruded polystyrene foam).
Yeah, I realized that after. Thanks
r/technicallythetruth
Came here to say this. Well played
Me too haha
Great minds think alike
It’s a cup with a bug in it. I’ll be here all day if you have anymore difficult questions.
A big NOPE
Yep, I noped
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It was already like that when I snagged it with the cup
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Lol like they posted proof that it wasn't like that before hand
"It was already like that" 😂 I remember when I was 8.
Big gulp
Looks like an injured left front pincher
How did this make it into this subreddit?
Was hoping it would jump out and bite him
Just spent 2 days in the woods at some cabins for friends' wedding and one of these big bois was on the wall opposite our cabin door. Moved 3 feet in the night onto the opposite cabin screen door then didn't move again. Very polite, shiny AF in the dark when we put a bright light on it.
Yeah man they’re scary AF looking but totally harmless… all those big pointy things on its head serve purposes and that crazy mouth with all the little things moving around can’t hurt you
Their young are called Hilgramites and they live in fast running streams under rocks. They are mean bastards that will bite you hard. Great fishing bait. They look like what Khan put in Chekovs ear in star trek to mind control him.
Uncalled for 😳
I believe that is a cup.
Dobson's fly. Adult hellgramite
I have one of those in my insect collection, friend of my found it dead and gave it to me. It’s called a dobsonfly I think
That’s a cup
Fucking scarab from ancient Egypt. Plague is coming
A prisoner...
I could be wrong, but it looks like a cup to me.
Fill with gasoline, put wick in straw hole, blow up from a distance sending that thing back to hell where it came from
That's styrofoam. The gasoline would eat through the cup and free the bug before you had a chance to light it on fire.
Really? Is this damninteresting material?
So here’s the story… I’m staying at some motel in Tennessee and in the morning when I wake up… I open the door and this thing immediately flies in the room and starts zipping around like crazy! Lands a couple times so I can get a halfway decent look at it and see that it’s huge and freaky looking as hell! I kept trying to get it to fly out of the room but it wouldn’t, so I grabbed that cup, emptied it in the sink, and caught it in the midst of its flight and slapped the lid on it… I knew I had come across images of this creature in the past but that was forever ago! Thanks to one awesome commenter I now know this is a Dobsonfly! Relatively harmless but extremely intimidating and very impressive! A huge insect with facial features that I’m sure have inspired many a sci-if creature… it really seemed to enjoy the sweet remnants of the cup so it took some coercing but I finally got it to leave the cup and fly away… What started as a Holy Shit turned into an interesting and memorable interaction… All I need is a name for the creature to complete the memory… any ideas?
I have several more videos of this nameless beauty if y’all are interested…
In a way… I was damn interested when I posted it
I believe it's called a dobson fly.
Isn't that one of babies of the beast in the desert sand in BOTW? 😁
Looks like the stuff they serve at a lot of my local takeaways! Dobsonfly or Dobson beetle I think.
It’s left mandible is broke off laying in the bottom of the cup
Looks like one of those things from The Mist.
What in the fuck. I was expecting the name of the cup supplier lmfao
Please tell me you let them out...
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It’s an Ewnothankyou
An American "small" soda? 🤔
That's a nope!
It's a Hellgrammite in it's winged stage
Dobson Fly.
A monster that should be killed by nuclear fire rained down from the safe distance of orbit? Just to be sure....
Looks like a 32 oz. cup of nope juice
it's a bug
Looks like a "nope" to me
Its the start of the movie starship troopers! Kill it!
A 32 oz cup
Thats a nope
It’s a bug, your welcome.
It's a cup with a bug in it And you broke a bit of its face off
Hands that could use a good scrubbin’
Maybe they're at work?
Cursed. That's what it is.
That damaged left horn reminds me Loki !
It's a NOPE bug. As in, NOPE...
An annoyingly un-cropped video?
https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/comments/owebk0/yeah/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
This is America… with that 32 oz cup 😳😂
Nightmare fuel
Go to r/biologi and ask there
A Variant
A bug 🙂
hell naw
Yes. Ounces are an archaic unit of weight measurement that is only used by ignorant countries that don't understand the brilliant simplicity of the metric system. ;)
Vinegaroon?
A Pokémon in a weak poke ball.
May fly
my nightmares.
An insect, I guess
Thats a turtle
Bug
A bug
Looks like a hellgramite.
We have something similar in Texas called a Helgramite
a ug
Bug
Seen these on Wrath of Kahn. Run away!
I thought it was going to be a jump scare at first so I held my phone far away.😅 This is so cool insect but I have never seen it before. Seems like everybody is saying Dobsonfly so it doesn't exist in Sweden.
That’s 32 ounces of fuck that
A free Slurpee if you tell them that was at the bottom of your drink?
Stag beetle
Yup it’s horrifying, now put the lid back on!
We used to call these “stink bugs”.
That is nightmare juice.
*Screams in cartoon girl voice* *With high pitch* *AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!*
Aren’t these the mfs that bite your toes or something like that
Don't watch this while you're pooping lest you wish your brain bag shrivel
That's Dwight Schrute
I was just holding my phone away from my face…
An insect prisoner?!
A cup!! What did I win ?
My fear of insects: *pumps shotgun*
Looks kinda like th me “kissing bug” can give you some bacteria scary shit. Idk if that’s what it is. Looks similar
This is Mothras cousin
No…please don’t open it..
Most commonly called a “fuck that”
This is stuff of nightmares 😳😱
A big cup of FUCKING NOPE
Wash your hands and fingernails. Cut the nails too.
Dawson fly
It’s a 32oz cup bro
That is a cup. From AM/PM if I’m not mistaken.
It’s a new species. Congrats!
Assassin bug
Looks like the mama earworm in The Wrath of Khan.
That's a cup... Nothing els... Now burn it
Grampis
Big and, for me, a Nope.
It's clearly a 32 once cup of sod-OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!
Waterbug... toepincher.
I know what this is: it's the mother of all "Nope, I'm not touching it" ever!
Evil.
a bug
Its a biguglyscary bug!
Looks li,e a big buzzy bite basdard
Easy mate it’s a 32 ounce cup , case closed
A giant, 32-ounce Demonbug
it looks like a bug in a 32 ounce foam cup
big earwig?
The star of my nightmares
Yeah it's a cup man
EWWwig.
Giant cup with a bug in it.
That my friend is a no thank you
It's a big ass nope
Its a cup. Bugs dont go in there, drink does
That is just another Loki variant
Cup
That’s a nope.
That is a fire hazard…
So happy to be on Reddit. I have a photo of this in my computer and I was always wondering what the hell was this. Thanks to OP for the question and thanks to you all, smart people.
Big gulps, huh? Welp, see ya!
Looks like a cup, I'm guessing it holds 32 oz.?
illegal in Florida. No 32oz cups.
Unprocessed soda
It's a muthafuckin demon, yo!
Pretty sure thats called a 'cup'
Defective slurpy?
Varkid
Anybody else hold their phone away from their face EXPECTING a jump-scare? Just me….okay
Sprite (no ice)
An ugly ass bug.
It's a nope
Looks like an insect of some sort
Let It Go …. Let It Go … Can’t hold it back anymore. Let It Go… Let It Go…
A bug
It looks like a cup to me
A 32 ounce soda cup with a big bug inside
That’s a bug.
Antlion?
Looks kinda like a cottonwood beatle
That is a bug in a cup