Oh Me, Oh My - The Wonders of the Dobsonfly! - Savage Mill

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You never know what you’re going to come across here at Savage Mill. This old complex of buildings on the banks of the Little Patuxent River is full of unexpected delights, including many connections to the nature that surrounds us. Take this afternoon as an example. It’s a Bird! It’s a Moth! No, it’s a Dobsonfly! A movement on the brick outside the window of the Paymaster’s Office, the management office for the Mill, caught our eye. At first we thought it was the wing of a bird. But what was that long thing that appeared to be an antenna? We went outside to investigate. Nestled in the shade at the side of the window frame was a large insect with big wings and mandibles. It looked dangerous, but we figured that was unlikely. Fortunately, one of our colleagues, Jeremy, walked by and immediately identified it as a dobsonfly. via GIPHY The Bug Guy A great resource for insect-related questions in Maryland is Mike Raupp, aka The Bug Guy, a former entymology professor at the University of Maryland who maintains a blog called Bug of the Week. A quick search of his site confirmed that Jeremy was […]