Crane fly (an insect in the family Tipulidae)
Numerous other common names include; mosquito hawk, mosquito eater (or skeeter eater), wolf mosquito, gallinipper, gollywhopper, daddy longlegs.
Female abdomens contain eggs, and as a result appear swollen in comparison to those of males. The female abdomen also ends in a pointed ovipositor that may look somewhat like a stinger, but is completely harmless.
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By Bridget Charity Rendall
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Uploaded Oct 9, 2012. Captured in Barton Ln, Exeter, Devon EX2, UK.
