i found this thing in my backyard, its like a big mosquito, i dont know what its called and i need to use it for my bug collection, its extremly common, there were like 10, 000 in my yard, please help!
2007-10-03 13:34:22 · 5 answers · asked by gopistons 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Crane Fly
2007-10-03 13:41:35 · answer #1 · answered by Mad Town Ghost 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could possibly be what is commonly referred to as a mosquito hawk or giant mosquito. See this website to check if this is what you have.
http://godofinsects.com/museum/display.php?sid=1689
There is a photo that you can enlarge for a closer look.
2007-10-03 23:48:40 · answer #2 · answered by Karl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd be willing to bet that you're seeing mayflies. They are around this time of year in some places. They looke like a HUGE mosquito - like an inch and a half across - but they're just flies, and don't bite at all :-)
2007-10-03 20:57:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Very likely a Mosquito hawk. They are not blood suckers and their larva feed on the larva of regular mosquitoes so they are nice to have around.
Pic of mosquito hawk for comparison:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=ks-ans&va=mosquito+hawk&sz=all
2007-10-04 00:05:42 · answer #4 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Was it possibly a Flying Daddy Longlegs? They look like giant Mosquitos. They are actually Daddy Long Legs.
2007-10-03 20:53:13 · answer #5 · answered by Black Ribbon Scars 1 · 1⤊ 7⤋