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Crane fly (Ptychopteridae?), La Isla Escondida, Colombia Not entirely sure what this is, but it sure has big legs. Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Crane fly (Ptychopteridae?), La Isla Escondida, Colombia

Not entirely sure what this is, but it sure has big legs.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Not a mosquito. Probably a crane fly, maybe family Ptychopteridae (Phantom Crane Flies). Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      I'm so happy to have you as a mosquito expert, I seem to keep calling critters mosquito when they aren't :) Posted 7 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        This one certainly resembles a mosquito with its hairy, banded legs, and I'm sure it would fool most people unless they were odd enough to have spent countless hours staring at mosquitoes under microscopes (ahem, me....). Anyway, happy to help :)! It sure is a pretty fly! Posted 7 years ago

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Uploaded Nov 20, 2018. Captured Oct 17, 2018 07:47.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/11.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm