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Tipula oleracea (cranefly) - B&W Geotagged,Heesch,Macro,The Netherlands,Tipula oleracea Click/tap to enlarge

Tipula oleracea (cranefly) - B&W

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  1. View travismorhardt's profile
    travismorhardt
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    I love it! I hold a special place in my heart for aquatic insects! Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Cool, in that case you may also like some more extreme closeups:

      Tipula oleracea extreme closeup This closeup shows their strange head and the joints where their ultra long legs come together. Geotagged,Heesch,Macro,The Netherlands,Tipula oleracea

      Tipula oleracea discovered Photography tip: be careful where you point your flash at. Geotagged,Heesch,Macro,The Netherlands,Tipula oleracea


      They look like monsters but are totally harmless (and slow and weak).       Posted 11 years ago

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The Tipula oleracea

''Tipula oleracea'' is a species of cranefly which is found throughout the Palaearctic and Nearctic.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jul 25, 2013. Captured Jul 9, 2013 21:48 in Nistelrodeseweg 24, 5384 PN Heesch, The Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.