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Crane fly at sunset Settling for the night. Scary in appearance, but really a clumsy slow insect that is harmless. I'm not entirely sure on the exact species of crane fly. Europe,Geotagged,Heesch,Macro,Netherlands,Spring,Tipula oleracea Click/tap to enlarge

Crane fly at sunset

Settling for the night. Scary in appearance, but really a clumsy slow insect that is harmless. I'm not entirely sure on the exact species of crane fly.

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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 20, 2015. Captured Jun 4, 2015 23:41 in Nistelrodeseweg 24, 5384 PN Heesch, Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/4.5
  • 1/250s
  • ISO110
  • 105mm
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