{"id":722,"date":"2019-03-03T12:33:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T23:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/?page_id=722"},"modified":"2021-01-08T10:25:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T21:25:13","slug":"dobsonfly","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/dobsonfly\/","title":{"rendered":"Dobsonfly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"epiphytes\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: #ffffff;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:20px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:80px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1 fusion-builder-column-1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Puketi-Forest-logo-small.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" alt=\"Puketi Forest Trust, restoring and protecting the native wildlife, trees and plants of Puketi Forest in Northland, New Zealand.\" title=\"Puketi Forest Trust, restoring and protecting the native wildlife, trees and plants of Puketi Forest in Northland, New Zealand.\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-561\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dobsonfly<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#c7d3d6;border-top-width:1px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;max-width:126px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_2 fusion-builder-column-2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first 1_2\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><p>The largest of all stream insects in New Zealand is the dobsonfly <em>Archichauliodes<\/em>. This insect is also known as the &#8220;toebiter&#8221; and the 5cm long larvae can inflict a good nip.<\/p>\n<p>The dobsonfly larva is an unusual-looking creature with a long thin gray body, a jet black head featuring two large &#8216;pincers&#8217;, leg-like gills along the abdomen, and fierce-looking jaws that are used to catch and eat other stream insects.<\/p>\n<p>The jaws are powerful enough to give small fish a nasty surprise if they dare attempt to eat a large dobsonfly larva.<\/p>\n<p>Dobsonfly larvae can be found in clean and moderately degraded stony streams. They are very tough, being able to survive freezing and being out of the water for several hours. Adult Dobson flies are spectacular insects with a wingspan of around 8cm.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know? A dobsonfly larva is often mistaken for a centipede because it looks like it has a lot more than the six legs that insects are supposed to have. Most of the &#8220;spikes&#8221; sticking out its sides are gills not legs. It breathes in the water through its gills, and it moves around with its six legs.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_2 fusion-builder-column-3 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last 1_2\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;\"><\/div><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dobsonfly-larva-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" title=\"dobsonfly-larva\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dobsonfly-larva-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dobsonfly-larva-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dobsonfly-larva-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dobsonfly-larva-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dobsonfly-larva-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dobsonfly-larva-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;\"><\/div><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dobsonfly.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"Puketi Forest Trust, restoring and protecting the native wildlife, trees and plants of Puketi Forest in Northland, New Zealand.\" title=\"dobsonfly\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dobsonfly-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dobsonfly-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dobsonfly-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dobsonfly.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/722"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1003,"href":"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/722\/revisions\/1003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}