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Nephrotoma appendiculata
Harmless insect looks like a large mosquito. Does not suck blood nor carries diseases
Visible are the "halteres", small knobbed structures modified from the hind wings. The word 'halter' comes from Greek ἁλτήρ, a double knobbed device used in Ancient Greece by athletes during training in jumping.
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Wow...what a beautiful Crane fly!. Ours are Grey.