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Title: What's this then???
Post by: undercarriage plan on September 17, 2005, 15:45:37
This little sweetheart landed next to me, outside cafe!! It looks like a *** big mosquito, long sucky thingy at front, huge body, sorry about the pic quality, but it's a cheap and cheerful camera.  99.99999% sure it's not a crane fly, it's legs were too short and the thorax (?) was huge in comparison to the rest of it. Thanks Lottie  ;D
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: windygale on September 17, 2005, 15:52:29
Hi Lottie picture could be of a female LEATHERJACKET but must say not so good picture
windy  :D
(http://img336.imageshack.us/img336/7002/cranefly6nz.jpg)
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: Sketty on September 17, 2005, 16:56:04
Got to admit, I'm 99.9% sure it's a female crane fly before laying her eggs.
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: Marianne on September 17, 2005, 18:26:02
I thought it was a daddy long legs, but I could be wrong  ::) ;D
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: Marianne on September 17, 2005, 18:46:13
Thanks for confirming that Jessevieve !  ;D ;D
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: undercarriage plan on September 17, 2005, 19:00:02
So no reason to have run screaming into the blue yonder then...... ::) ::) ::) Thanks all! Lottie  ;D
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: BAGGY on September 17, 2005, 19:07:43
Ill send the cat round - he loves to eat them.
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: Marianne on September 17, 2005, 20:12:35
Same here Jess !  ;D ;D

In fact, there is one flying in the living room right now - I live in a bungalow and the doors and windows are open all day ! - I even found a slug crawling around on my bedroom carpet last night ! Thought it was a pencil until I picked it up .... and dropped it quicker than thunder !  :o :o :o :-X
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: Sketty on September 18, 2005, 12:40:26
Definitely the crane fly Tipulidae oleracea :)
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: anneski on September 18, 2005, 18:45:28
Quote from: undercarriage plan on September 17, 2005, 19:00:02
So no reason to have run screaming into the blue yonder then...... ::) ::) ::) Thanks all! Lottie  ;D

I would anyway, the scare the bejesus out of me!  :o
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: dibberxxx on September 19, 2005, 14:39:24
looks like a daddy long legs to me lottie , should take it home for bob  :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: undercarriage plan on September 19, 2005, 15:05:24
LOL!! Think he'd cower under the lilly pad, bless him, not a strong disposition... ::) ::) ::) Lottie
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: dibberxxx on September 19, 2005, 15:17:49
Bob sound vert timid thats Icy,s fault  ::) ::)
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: undercarriage plan on September 19, 2005, 18:03:29
Other frogs can be so cruel...... :'(, he's in therapy, but could take a long time..... ;) Bob not too good either...GG Lottie  ;D
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: dibberxxx on September 20, 2005, 18:43:02
is Bob in  the priory clinic , if so at least he will be mixing with all the celebrity's  ::) ::) ::) ::) not cheap the priory how are you affording it something you are not telling us lottie  :-\ :-\ :-\
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: undercarriage plan on September 20, 2005, 18:58:45
OK, you got me...doing roaring trade in black market frog cloning....... ;D ;D ;D Lottie
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: dibberxxx on September 20, 2005, 19:16:03
i knew it , poor Bob he is one of the rejects and you did noy have the heart to give him away ,
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: undercarriage plan on September 20, 2005, 19:47:11
Yes!! You got me bang to rights, Guv.. (Who says that? No, really..Who??), He is the by-product of my gentic experimentations, that take place in the labratory..I mean polytunnel...... :o :o :o Lottie ;D
Title: Re: What's this then???
Post by: dibberxxx on September 20, 2005, 20:11:46
so the PT is not for plants then, for experiments , they have caught on to you in the village thats why they are sending in council man  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D