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Vegas Kid

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The Mojave Desert is a bounty of irregular hatchings, this a Crane Fly. They are harmless but easily look like they could knock 10 cc of O + in a single go
Adult crane flies have very long legs and a long, thin abdomen. It is very easy to accidentally break off their delicate legs when catching crane flies. Their thin legs and abdomen may help them to escape from birds who try to eat them. Females have larger abdomens in comparison to the males. The female abdomen also ends in a pointed ovipositor that looks a bit like a stinger. Crane flies cannot sting.
The wings are often held out from the body when the crane fly is not moving. When the wings are held out, the large halteres (balancers) can be seen behind the wings. Unlike mosquitoes, crane flies can not fly well. They will sometimes "wobble" when flying.
The giant crane fly (Holorusia rubiginosa) that lives in the western United States can reach 38 mm (1-3/8 inches). wiki
I let them live in the grow room but the wife hunted them down EVERYWHERE else. The have 14 day life spans as a fly and now I have to vacuum them up.
 
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The Mojave Desert is a bounty of irregular hatchings, this a Crane Fly. They are harmless but easily look like they could knock 10 cc of O + in a single go
Adult crane flies have very long legs and a long, thin abdomen. It is very easy to accidentally break off their delicate legs when catching crane flies. Their thin legs and abdomen may help them to escape from birds who try to eat them. Females have larger abdomens in comparison to the males. The female abdomen also ends in a pointed ovipositor that looks a bit like a stinger. Crane flies cannot sting.

Ain't it the truth. LMAO
 
Watch it hackerman.. lol Beautiful wings up there, thanks vegas Kid!
 

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