Comments on: Cranefly http://www.insectpod.com/2008/07/26/cranefly-3/ A daily photographic look at the world of insects, spiders, creepies, crawlies and critters. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:41:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tiogshi http://www.insectpod.com/2008/07/26/cranefly-3/#comment-1439 Tiogshi Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:00:18 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/07/26/cranefly-3/#comment-1439 We called them "Mosquito-eaters" up where I live, in coastal BC. Even though, yes, they don't eat mosquitos. About all they really do is make it easy to find cobwebs; these guys will fly about along the walls, and then get caught in a web, and they're so big it's easy to see them struggling. We called them “Mosquito-eaters” up where I live, in coastal BC. Even though, yes, they don’t eat mosquitos. About all they really do is make it easy to find cobwebs; these guys will fly about along the walls, and then get caught in a web, and they’re so big it’s easy to see them struggling.

]]> By: Athena http://www.insectpod.com/2008/07/26/cranefly-3/#comment-1433 Athena Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:33:28 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/07/26/cranefly-3/#comment-1433 I grew up calling them mosquito hawks as well. :) I grew up calling them mosquito hawks as well. :)

]]> By: JFargo http://www.insectpod.com/2008/07/26/cranefly-3/#comment-1432 JFargo Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:18:51 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/07/26/cranefly-3/#comment-1432 Ah, so that's how you tell the difference. I never was sure. Nice shot Andrew! Love the phrase "Mosquito hawk." Ah, so that’s how you tell the difference. I never was sure.

Nice shot Andrew! Love the phrase “Mosquito hawk.”

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