That is a Dobson Fly. I was a biology major before I became a cop...
If you type in a search, Wikipedia will display an unmistakable picture.
The name dobsonfly refers to insects of the subfamily Corydalinae, part of the megalopteran family Corydalidae. Their closest relatives are the fishflies. Distributed throughout the Americas, dobsonflies can be rather frightening in their appearance. The males have extremely long mandibles, and the females', while not as long, are nonetheless quite large and intimidating. The most well-known of the numerous species is Corydalus cornutus, the Eastern Dobsonfly. This is a long, dark-colored insect found in North and Central America. Both male and female dobsonflies can reach lengths up to five inches (12.5 cm), measured from the tips of their pincers to the tips of their four wings, which, when not in use, are folded along the length of their walkingstick-like bodies. Their wingspans can be twice as long as their body length, and the wings themselves are densely lined with intersecting veins. Additionally, dobsonflies have segmented antennae similar to ants and wasps.
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