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namfos

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Sep 26, 2016, 10:55:16 AM9/26/16
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What the bejeebers is this? Crane fly?

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Scott Stankus

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Sep 26, 2016, 11:02:52 AM9/26/16
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Looks like a crane fly to me, yes. Growing up, we called them mosquito hawks... anyone else ever heard that?

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TurbineBlade

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Sep 26, 2016, 2:17:25 PM9/26/16
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Ditto Scott, many folks in Missouri called them that.

It's a very misleading name though ;).  

Gene


On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 11:02:52 AM UTC-4, Scott S wrote:
Looks like a crane fly to me, yes. Growing up, we called them mosquito hawks... anyone else ever heard that?
On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 10:55 AM, namfos <mark....@gmail.com> wrote:
What the bejeebers is this? Crane fly?

Mark

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TurbineBlade

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Sep 26, 2016, 2:18:44 PM9/26/16
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I've never seen one with its wings folded like that though.  Anyone else?

Scott Stankus

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Sep 26, 2016, 2:40:13 PM9/26/16
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Yeah, typically their wings extend out to the sides. 

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I've never seen one with its wings folded like that though.  Anyone else?


On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 2:17:25 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:
Ditto Scott, many folks in Missouri called them that.

It's a very misleading name though ;).  

Gene

On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 11:02:52 AM UTC-4, Scott S wrote:
Looks like a crane fly to me, yes. Growing up, we called them mosquito hawks... anyone else ever heard that?
On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 10:55 AM, namfos <mark....@gmail.com> wrote:
What the bejeebers is this? Crane fly?

Mark

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Rob Snowhite

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Sep 26, 2016, 2:47:44 PM9/26/16
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Just found this Tipulid on my fridge. They get in where the kid put a hole in the screen door. 
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Scott Stankus

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Sep 26, 2016, 2:51:06 PM9/26/16
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Yeah, that's more like it!

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