It's not a giant mosquito, its a "Crane Fly"..

JFG — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 23:50:51 GMT

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A crane fly, insect family Tipulidoe, is a large fly with long, slender legs that looks like a giant mosquito. Although it has long legs it is not a Daddy Longlegs, because it is not a spider, it's a Crane Fly. There are lots of species of Crane Flies in the United States, but a few types are common and invasive. Crane fly has a body about 3/4 inches, long legs about 4 inches long, and a single set of clear wings. They also have antennae called halteres behind the wings that help them fly, though not very well.

Re: It's not a giant mosquito, its a "Crane Fly"..

Tintype_18 — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:27:11 GMT

And the larval stage is a worm about the size of your index finger. We see them all the time doing water quality samples in SE TN.

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It's not a giant mosquito, its a "Crane Fly"..

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