Daddy Long Leg

[Mergus Merganeser 0]

Hi

 

Just finished a Daddy Long Leg

 

 

[mnorton 0]

nice

[British mike 0]

Thats a great daddy longlegs.......

Mike

[Córdoba Sergio 0]

Very nice!!!!

[Mergus Merganeser 0]

Tnx a LOT mates

 

Regards

[zekietumber 0]

A great job of this fly , keep up the neat work as you seem to be very talented ,, Zekietumber

[mikechell 0]

I am not trying to be argumentative. That is a beautifully done ... Crane Fly or Mosquito Dragon.

This is what I've always known to be a Daddy Long Legs.

 

It is one of the few vegetarian Spiders in the world.

[Mergus Merganeser 0]

I am not trying to be argumentative. That is a beautifully done ... Crane Fly or Mosquito Dragon.

This is what I've always known to be a Daddy Long Legs.

daddy long legs.jpg

It is one of the few vegetarian Spiders in the world.

I know! But its named DLL in Norway. What you are reffering to is called "Skrukketrol" in Norwegian

 

http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo28192.htm

 

 

Regards

[FlyTieDad 0]

I am not trying to be argumentative. That is a beautifully done ... Crane Fly or Mosquito Dragon.

This is what I've always known to be a Daddy Long Legs.

daddy long legs.jpg

It is one of the few vegetarian Spiders in the world.

 

And not to create an ongoing debate but the one you pictured is not a spider it is a "harvestman".

Though in the same class as spiders "Arachnida" they don't have the same features that would make it a spider, for instance they only have 2 eyes but a spider has 8.

 

And yes they do feed on vegetable matter but they will also eat other insects as well as other harvestman.

 

FlyTieDad

[mikechell 0]

I am not trying to be argumentative. That is a beautifully done ... Crane Fly or Mosquito Dragon.

This is what I've always known to be a Daddy Long Legs.

daddy long legs.jpg

It is one of the few vegetarian Spiders in the world.

 

And not to create an ongoing debate but the one you pictured is not a spider it is a "harvestman".

Though in the same class as spiders "Arachnida" they don't have the same features that would make it a spider, for instance they only have 2 eyes but a spider has 8.

 

And yes they do feed on vegetable matter but they will also eat other insects as well as other harvestman.

 

FlyTieDad

No debate needed. I knew they aren't "true" spiders ... but tell that to my sister. It's got eight legs, and feels creepy if it crawls on you (which they invariably did under the apple trees) and it's a spider. Also, according to her, it can bite you and kill you, just like ALL spiders can.

I know differently, but she'll beat me up if I try to explain to her ... so I've always just called them spiders.

 

Mergus ... after looking at online images, I see that lots of people call Crane Flies "daddy long legs". I learn something every day!

[Mergus Merganeser 0]

I am not trying to be argumentative. That is a beautifully done ... Crane Fly or Mosquito Dragon.

This is what I've always known to be a Daddy Long Legs.

daddy long legs.jpg

It is one of the few vegetarian Spiders in the world.

 

And not to create an ongoing debate but the one you pictured is not a spider it is a "harvestman".

Though in the same class as spiders "Arachnida" they don't have the same features that would make it a spider, for instance they only have 2 eyes but a spider has 8.

 

And yes they do feed on vegetable matter but they will also eat other insects as well as other harvestman.

 

FlyTieDad

No debate needed. I knew they aren't "true" spiders ... but tell that to my sister. It's got eight legs, and feels creepy if it crawls on you (which they invariably did under the apple trees) and it's a spider. Also, according to her, it can bite you and kill you, just like ALL spiders can.

I know differently, but she'll beat me up if I try to explain to her ... so I've always just called them spiders.

 

Mergus ... after looking at online images, I see that lots of people call Crane Flies "daddy long legs". I learn something every day!

No problem Mikechell, we all learn something everyday

 

Regards

[FlyTieDad 0]

No debate needed. I knew they aren't "true" spiders ... but tell that to my sister. It's got eight legs, and feels creepy if it crawls on you (which they invariably did under the apple trees) and it's a spider. Also, according to her, it can bite you and kill you, just like ALL spiders can.

I know differently, but she'll beat me up if I try to explain to her ... so I've always just called them spiders.

 

Mergus ... after looking at online images, I see that lots of people call Crane Flies "daddy long legs". I learn something every day!

 

HA! my wife is the same way.

I try to show her how cool they are over and over and she just doesn't see it.

I mean how many critters do you know of that can drop off a leg that keeps twitching?

 

Girls.. pffttt.

 

FlyTieDad

[Jonathan_Anstock 0]

I think we have a case of two nations divided by a single language. In America I believe Daddy long legs = Havestman Uk = crane fly. Have to disagree with Mike's sister though, it's the crane flies that are lethally vemenous (hate the creepy little beggars) ;-)

 

All that aside Mergus' fly is so realistic my skin is crawling!