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Long-legged, winged insect. Orange to red colored abdomen with translucent wings. About 5/8 to 3/4 inch body. Almost looks like a "daddy long legs" with wings.
Urban rooftop garden. Lots of sunlight and high heat.
Found sitting on the leaf of some ivy that was growing on a fence.
Spotted on Apr 15, 2012
Submitted on Apr 16, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks Martin! Just wanted to let you know I've updated the ID!
This is a cranefly (diptera)
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_f...
The cranefly is also sometimes called a daddy long legs, as is the long legged spider that you are referring to.