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Tipulidae
This crane fly had short undeveloped wings. It was on the ground outside the bathroom door in Point Reyes, CA.
Abbott's Lagoon Bathroom, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California, USA
Spotted on Apr 21, 2012
Submitted on Apr 23, 2012
8 Comments
Thank you oxyjack!
Very cool, good eye Misako!
cool--thank you for the info Argybee!
Those balls sticking out near the wings are all that flies have left of one pair of wings. Flies use them as counter-weights when flapping the real wings for one thing. Probably best you read ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halteres
Argybee: what are halteres?
Well developed halteres though !
Thanks Karen!
Very interesting!