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Crane fly (an insect in the family Tipulidae)

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. Geotagged,United Kingdom,crane fly,daddy longlegs

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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