Daddy long legs (Crane fly )

I just do not like these long legged flies just as well he was the other side of the pane of glass otherwise he would have been squashed !!
The crane fly is quite harmless but their larvae commonly known as leatherjacks When the eggs are laid in a lawn the larvae feed on the roots and stem bases of lawn grass causing dead patches in the grass -- I do look out for this as we had an invasion some years ago and had to thoroughly rake and treat the lawn to destroy them before they destroyed the lawn .

Looks a nice sunny morning today - hope it continues !
Quite a few jobs on the list - maybe I shall do one or two of them today prioritizing on the garden as it sunny !

Enjoy your weekend one and all !

[Peter Dulis]

love it ...

[Lou Ann]

We have those critters too! This is a cool capture.

[Babs]

Wow, no wonder they are called long legs. ha ha.

[Henri Russell]

Nice capture, although I do not like them either

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great capture but scary looking. LOL

[gloria jones]

Yikes...nice details :)

[Brennie B]

looks enormous . my sister was terrified of them . don't like them inside either

[Margaret Brown]

Nicely caught!

[carol white]

Great capture. I don't like their dangly legs

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh heat - we have a spider we call daddy long legs, but we have a similar fly too

[KoalaGardens🐨]

mmm should have been oh neat ;)

[Bob Zwolinsky]

When I left home my grass was still like straw, so do not think the leather jacks would survive.

[Maggiemae]

Do these creatures have wings? Must have if they are called flies!

[Pyrrhula]

Great close up with great details. Beautiful shot.

[John]

Now that is a very interesting and creative composition!

[wendy frost]

Brilliant capture just look at those legs I don't like them flying around me they are so big. We have had a lovely warm day today it was nice in the garden but then I had to go shopping. Enjoy your weekend Beryl

[CC Folk]

I don't like them either! Scary! :)

[Taffy]

Well captured and composed!

[Sue Cooper]

A brilliant shot. I’ve seen a few enormous ones lately.