I found a 3-4" dead flying insect in my yard today. I have never seen this before. Tallmadge, OH?

Question

I put a pack of Doral 100's and a pencil for comparison to size. This bug also had pincher's on it front and back. It was brown with long tentacles in the front. I took pictures of it by itself and compared to the pencil and pack of cigs. I have never seen this thing in all the years I have lived here (49 Yrs.). Does anyone know what it is?

Answer 1

just get alot of bug spray and kill them one by one and when there famileys come and fine them killed and never come back EVER

Answer 2

Without a picture I'm just guessing, but I'd say it's probalby a male dobson fly.

Do a google image search for dobson fly and see if you agree.

Answer 3

do you have a link to the pic?

without seeing a pic, the largest flying insect i can think of would be a Cicada.  http://images.google.com/images?q=Cicada...