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Crane Fly

Tipulidae sp.

Description:

A crane fly is an insect in the family Tipulidae. Adults are very slender, long-legged flies that may vary in length from 2–60 millimetres (0.079–2.4 in) though tropical species may exceed to 100 millimetres or 3.9 inches. Crane flies have very long legs, and a long slender abdomen. The wings are often held out when at rest, making the large halteres easily visible. Unlike most flies, crane flies are weak and poor fliers with a tendency to "wobble" in unpredictable patterns during flight, and they can be caught without much effort.

Notes:

this flying creature had extremely long legs. I didn't even capture the ends of them in this photo...

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Crane Fly
Tipulidae family Crane fly


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pamsai
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pamsai

Ireland

Spotted on Aug 12, 2012
Submitted on Aug 12, 2012

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