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Today's nope: the potato mosquito
The mother of all mozzies. No banana for scale unfortunately.
Oct 4, 2013 2:09 AM
shinyeverything
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The mother of all mozzies. No banana for scale unfortunately.
Bouncehouser
We call them daddy long legs. I kill every single one i see.
elethomel
wtf is a mosquito hawk. That there is a crane fly.
pontiledmedl
Hell to the nope!
CatLaydy
That's a mosquito hawk. Which doesn't actually eat mosquitos. It just gets confused and flops around inside.
SevenInk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly
woogigooie
/yell where im from theyre called crane flys. ive seen them polenating flowers too
dafreaquajenkins
where i'm from they call it a mosquito hawk. they eat mosquitoes. they are your friend.
thumperchick
Ditto.
elethomel
crane flies do not eat mosquitos, though that is a common misperception. In fact, adult crane flies do not eat at all.
oldmidget
how do they live. are they like plants
elethomel
they only eat during their earlier life stages
dafreaquajenkins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly
dafreaquajenkins
according to wiki they eat mosquito larvae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly
elethomel
as that article states, only in the larval stage
dafreaquajenkins
so? that means that by allowing them to live, you are staving off the mosquito population
elethomel
mosquito larvae are just one of many things that crane fly larvae eat. but in general I think people should be nice to friendly bugs