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g0nnella In reply to Caloxort [2011-09-14 08:33:23 +0000 UTC]

you're probably right!
...I'm not an entomologist!

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Caloxort In reply to g0nnella [2011-09-14 16:32:38 +0000 UTC]

I'm not an entomologist either, but I do teach college biology and taxonomy is my specialty. Believe me, crane flies are very commonly misidentified as "giant" mosquitoes. Some people also call them mosquito hawks, in the mistaken belief that they eat mosquitoes. It's hard to eat them when you have no mouth parts. They only feed as larvae, little grubs that live in leaf litter.

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g0nnella In reply to Caloxort [2011-09-15 08:34:43 +0000 UTC]

And once they've grown up, they don't eat anymore? Until they die?

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Caloxort In reply to g0nnella [2011-09-15 17:49:06 +0000 UTC]

Yep. They mate and die within a few days. What a life, huh?

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g0nnella In reply to Caloxort [2011-09-16 16:54:26 +0000 UTC]

They spend a significant part of their life mating... what a life!

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Caloxort In reply to g0nnella [2011-09-16 18:31:08 +0000 UTC]

Well, a significant part of their adult life of a few days anyway.

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g0nnella In reply to CR1STYLOGR4PH [2011-09-06 07:56:28 +0000 UTC]

eheheh

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g0nnella In reply to leMenteur [2011-09-03 14:15:42 +0000 UTC]

no, è una zanzara

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