China has discovered the world's largest flying insect! Reports indicate that the insect is bigger than a human hand. The huge aquatic bug has a wingspan of 8.27 inches and has pincers as well as long teeth.After being discovered in Sichuan Province of China and was examined by experts at the Insect Museum of West China where it was found to be an unusually big specimen of the giant dobsonfly.
It measured 21cm, breaking the previous record held by the South American helicopter damselfly which had a wingspan of 19.1cm.Giant dobsonflies are normally found elsewhere across China, India and Vietnam but one had never been found in Sichuan province before. Commenting on the discovery US president had this to say, “Let me be clear. This species was not found in our hemisphere. It was found over there, in China.”
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