Crane Fly
by Nick Kloepping
Title
Crane Fly
Artist
Nick Kloepping
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Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
This pair of crane flies settled on my Asian Lily plant. The crane fly is a member of the family of insects in the order Diptera, also known as the Gallynapper, Daddy longlegs or Mosquito Hawk, the true flies in the superfamily Tipuloidea.
Often called mosquito hawks, the crane fly's reputation is a hoax. The bumbling bug is anatomically incapable of killing a mosquito.Just as dramatically as they came, they�re gone. A crane fly�s adult life is tragically short, lasting two to fifteen days after hatching, depending on environment; however, it�s long enough to mate. A female gets a prowling male�s attention by crossing a pair of her six long, slender legs, shimmying her wings, which are larger than his, and winking a big compound eye. Flies� compound eyes have many lenses allowing them to see in an almost 360 degree range, so the male gets an eyeful and is smitten. A man of few words, his actions speak louder than words. Soon the pair is locked in an embrace of sorts hazardous to fragile body parts.
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August 3rd, 2014
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