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Insects
Huge soft-winged insect; males carry long curving harmless jaws.
Field facts
HabitatClean rocky streams and their banks
RangeStatewide
When to lookJune to August nights
StatusSecure; clean-water indicator (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesFishflies, Alderflies
Field note: Anglers prize the larvae, called hellgrammites, as bass bait.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Its hellgrammite larvae signal a healthy stream; leave riffle rocks in place.
Females have short strong jaws that can pinch hard.
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