dalthauser | This is a DOBSONFLY

I saw this on the wall of the outside of a Tetco the other day. Huge - about 4 incles or more even. I asked for an ID at Davesgarden.com and they said it was a Dobsonfly. Apparently it's not a pest - adults live only 2 weeks - and the makes use those giant pincers (sickles) to stimulate the female (not kidding). From wheat I can tell the one I saw was a common Dobsonfly, but it looked anything but that to me :-)
Here is a link for more information about it: http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2003/sample/taberchap.pdf