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plax
05-24-2015, 04:56 PM
Here are some photos of a large crane fly that greeted me in my front yard yesterday. She's merely in the plastic container for the photos... I've released her. Her legs have nearly a 6-inch span!

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spiritbird
05-24-2015, 11:34 PM
:th_eek::th_eek: EEK

Mare
05-25-2015, 01:15 AM
Wow! When I saw your post I was expecting a "bird" crane :). That is one huge bug!

Macaw Lover
05-25-2015, 01:04 PM
Is that what grows out your way? You can keep that one all to yourself. :th_tongue2:

plax
05-25-2015, 02:52 PM
Is that what grows out your way? You can keep that one all to yourself. :th_tongue2:It's the largest one I've ever seen around here. They're actually harmless... they don't bite or sting. When they take flight, they do quite a bit of erratic hovering (sort of like a bouncy dragonfly).

Lady
05-26-2015, 12:28 AM
:th_scared4: bugs creep me out!!!! But it's all good if they stay on their own turf~ If they grow that big, I wonder whatever eats them look like :nightmare:.