mosquito hawk.
Mosquito Hawk or May Fly
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I call 'em good eatin.
Mosquito hawk
Houston
Houston
Not a may fly. Usually called mosquito hawks, although these guys don't even eat in this adult stage of their short lives.
We call those mosquito hawks. It's odd though, I remember love bugs and June bugs growing up in B/CS but I can't remember these mosquito hawks at all. We have too many of them in Katy.
FYI. They do not eat mosquitos. Even though I have called them skeeter eaters my whole life.
Mosquito Hawk.
A may fly is a totally different bug.
And I'm from the Victoria area.
A may fly is a totally different bug.
And I'm from the Victoria area.
I call them Mosquito hawks, because that's what my wife calls them. I'd never seen them growing up in Dilley
mosquito hawk - Corpus Christi
mosquito hawks - DFW raised
So, martins don't eat that many mosquitos and mosquito hawks don't eat mosquitos.... DAMMIT!!
Mosquito Hawk or Crane Fly.
DFW
DFW
"_______" - Lubbock, TX
Never saw one before moving to College Station. First roommates called it a Mosquito Hawk; so do I. 'Tis a shame that they do not eat mosquitoes at the level they are well-respected for.
Never saw one before moving to College Station. First roommates called it a Mosquito Hawk; so do I. 'Tis a shame that they do not eat mosquitoes at the level they are well-respected for.
crane fly,
this is a mosquito hawk. And they eat a ton of mosquitos.
[This message has been edited by rab79 (edited 3/19/2012 2:06p).]
this is a mosquito hawk. And they eat a ton of mosquitos.
[This message has been edited by rab79 (edited 3/19/2012 2:06p).]
i always called it "WTF?!? KILL IT WITH FIRE!" But i never knew the name so now I am calling the mosquito hawk
Always called it a May Fly in DFW... will now call it a Crane Fly.
crane fly = mosquito hawk, Family Tipulidae
may flies are in a completely different order. the ones you see everywhere this time of year are crane flies.
It doesn't matter where I'm from cuz I'm an entomologist
may flies are in a completely different order. the ones you see everywhere this time of year are crane flies.
It doesn't matter where I'm from cuz I'm an entomologist
They're really called Crane Fly but I always knew them as Mosquito Hawks (and they don't eat mosquitos, unfortunately).
No one in their right mind would ever confuse a Crane Fly/Mosquito Hawk with a May Fly.
No one in their right mind would ever confuse a Crane Fly/Mosquito Hawk with a May Fly.
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So, martins don't eat that many mosquitos and mosquito hawks don't eat mosquitos.... DAMMIT!!
No kidding. The ironic thing is that dragon flies DO eat a lot of mosquitos, and the "typical" recommendation to mosquito problems is "get Purple Martins or bats!" But THEY eat dragon flies!
May fly and or mosquito hawk here i'n the northwestern hill country
That's a crane fly to me. I've never called anything a mosquito hawk.......although a dragon fly was a skeeter hawk.
I always called them crane flies/ Rio Grande Valley.
Not to be confused with the Ichneumon Wasp which actually does sting.
We used to call them "Daddy Long Legs"......no idea where in the heck that originated from.
Mosquito Hawk...but my grandmother used to also call them (and not sure of the spelling), "galley-nippers". Northeast Texas, Cass County thing or has anyone else ever heard this term?
And yes, they are a pain in the arse this spring.
And yes, they are a pain in the arse this spring.
We called them mosquito hawks in Lufkin.
mosquito hawk - college station
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We used to call them "Daddy Long Legs"......no idea where in the heck that originated from
.....from the spider.
Always called those mosquito hawks, though I didn't know until reading this thread that they didn't actually eat mosquitoes. I guess I can start swatting them now.
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We used to call them "Daddy Long Legs"......no idea where in the heck that originated from.
It seems it comes from the UK ... are you british?
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A crane fly is an insect in the family Tipulidae. Adults are very slender, long-legged flies that may vary in length from 2–60 millimetres (0.079–2.4 in) though tropical species may exceed to 100 millimetres or 3.9 inches.
In the United Kingdom, Ireland, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia they are commonly referred to as daddy longlegs, but this name can also refer to two unrelated arthropods: members of the arachnid order Opiliones (especially in the United States and Canada) and the cellar spider Pholcidae (especially in Australia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly
I've always called these guys daddy long legs:
Crane Fly - Pt. Lavaca/Victoria area
tons of them around my house, I guess they are all going to die since they are good for nuthin'
Mosquito Hawk - Crockett (Houston County)
daddy long legs (houston area)
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All though they don't eat skeeters. Untill last year if I smashed one the rib gave me grief until I asked why. Much to her disappoint they DO NOT eat mosquitos. Now she swats them all
All though they don't eat skeeters. Untill last year if I smashed one the rib gave me grief until I asked why. Much to her disappoint they DO NOT eat mosquitos. Now she swats them all
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