i live in the UK and we have had lots of crane flys or daddy long legs in the last couple of weeks. i know its down to the hot, wet summer summer we've had. They are annoying. You cant have any windows or doors open as they fly inside the home. They fly around lights, tv's and stick to the ceiling. I've lost count of how many I've got rid off.
Please, please can somebody tell me if they have any particular use on this planet other than being irritating. If they had a prpose oher than to breed, then die 3 days later I might be able to tolerate them a bit more.
2006-09-30 12:07:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
just so its clear, i chuck them back outside, and theyre not spiders. They have wings
2006-09-30 12:14:29 · update #1
wizard prang, thanks for pointing that out, but the question is what is the point in them other than to annoy!!
2006-09-30 12:35:46 · update #2
They are there so little boys can pull their legs off. Entertaining AND educational.
2006-09-30 12:09:07 · answer #1 · answered by Bunglebear 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If it's any consolation, every species that is extant today has a long evolutionary history (many of them are much older than we are) and they all "fit" in their ecosystems.
Insect pests like the ones you describe are especially adapted to take advantage of favorable conditions. Just like you describe, particularly rainy seasons suit them, and they become very abundant. While they're tiny larvae and pupae, the tipulids (crane flies) are mostly aquatic and represent a food source for many vertebrates and invertebrates, and they are important in decomposer food webs. Once they metamorphose into adults, they are food for other terrestrial animals, and during the couple of days that they are flying they might be eaten by amphibians, lizards, some birds, etc.
So you see, they have their niche, and it's not only being irritating. They don't suck blood, they don't carry diseases... In fact, that's more than what I can say about some people I know LOL!
Here's more info:
http://whatcom.wsu.edu/cranefly/
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2016-11-25 19:18:09 · answer #3 · answered by latia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daddy long legs the most posionist animal in the world
2006-09-30 12:11:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Just cos a creature hasn't got a use to humans doesn't mean it shouldn't live!
2006-09-30 12:10:20 · answer #5 · answered by doodlenatty 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Provide exercise when you have to chase them round the room to squash them!
2006-09-30 12:15:40 · answer #6 · answered by Absie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
food for the birds
2006-09-30 23:19:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just answered your own question.
2006-09-30 12:32:52 · answer #8 · answered by wizard prang 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are spies, it's the government latest invention to spy on us
2006-09-30 12:15:31 · answer #9 · answered by timone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so you seen the advert too then
2006-09-30 12:15:24 · answer #10 · answered by P.B.Willow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋