Rocco 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 The next NBA #1 pick? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 cmon man! the monkey thinks you can do better than that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feathers5 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 Cranefly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 Daddy long legs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 crane fly = daddy long legs https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/daddy-longlegs-legs-spider-rid-15174021 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 We always called them "Mosquito Dragons", growing up in Indiana. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 We always called them mosquito eaters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike West 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 We called them Mosquito Hawks Do they really eat mosquitoes? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HookedOnFTF 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 We always called them mosquito eaters. Southern translation = Skeeter Eater Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 We called them Mosquito Hawks Do they really eat mosquitoes? No ... another example of an "Old wives' tale". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flicted 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 Adult crane flies do not feed. The larvae are the only feeding forms. They feed on roots of grasses and decaying organic matter. The food sources for the larvae remain abundant due to the regions the insects inhabit, including parts of Atlantic Canada and western provinces like British Columbia near the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 We've got them here in Florida, too ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flicted 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 We have them in Nebraska too. I guess the first part was more important. There is some species of Cranefly larva that "they say" eat mosquito larva. I always figured they flew really fast and skewered the skeeters then came home and roasted them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redietz 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2019 We have them in Nebraska too. I guess the first part was more important. There is some species of Cranefly larva that "they say" eat mosquito larva. I always figured they flew really fast and skewered the skeeters then came home and roasted them. This from Wikipedia: The larvae of a few species consume other living aquatic insects and invertebrates, which could potentially include mosquito larvae, though this has not been documented . Many crane fly species have aquatic larvae and they can be an important food source in some trout streams, as can the egg laying adults. (The Killer Bug and Walt's Worm are both good imitations of those larvae.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites