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Phantom crane fly

Tipulidae family

Description:

Mosquito like flying insects. Size about 25mm. Always moving in a pulsating manner.

Habitat:

They are always seen hanging from spider webs.

Notes:

Updated on 15/08/13.... third and fourth photos are their mating dance and mating..

47 Comments (1–25)

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Thank you surekha

surekha
surekha 10 years ago

Congrats sunnyjosef!

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Thank you for your comments... @MaryFord, I have added to GNP mission, thank you.

lmdang
lmdang 10 years ago

Great series!

MaryFord
MaryFord 10 years ago

Incredible! Contribute to the Great Nature Project mission?

Pak Hoi T
Pak Hoi T 10 years ago

Nice. And the spider is like, "nothing much, just drying my meals"

Saumya Wanniarachchi
Saumya Wanniarachchi 10 years ago

Amazing !!!!!!! congrats ! :)

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

Congrats sunnyjosef! Great shot!

Sckel
Sckel 10 years ago

Oops, gave a problem here and sent the comment 2 times. Sorry.

Sckel
Sckel 10 years ago

Congratulations sunnyjosef

Sckel
Sckel 10 years ago

Congratulations, sunnyjosef.

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Thank you friends for your comments...

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Congratulations !

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

Congratulations on your wonderful crane fly spotting.
By the way, Bittacomorpha clavipes is only limited to the eastern North America.

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Congratulations!

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

Congratulations! is a very beautiful spotting :-)

ToshimiDowaki
ToshimiDowaki 10 years ago

Beautiful SOTD!

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 10 years ago

Congratulations sunnyjoseph! This spotting is truly amazing!

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Thank you for your wishes..

Chicquita
Chicquita 10 years ago

Very cool ... :)

Congrats sunnyjosef!

beaker98
beaker98 10 years ago

Great! Congratulations on an awesome photo! You take amazing pics!

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Thank you Karen and all the other friends for selecting my phantoms .....

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 10 years ago

Congrats Sunny! Your pic is amazing!!

Subin S
Subin S 10 years ago

Congratzz!!

sunnyjosef
Spotted by
sunnyjosef

Kochi, Kerala, India

Spotted on Aug 13, 2013
Submitted on Aug 13, 2013

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