friend or foe?

OzoneNY · May 12, 2017

Not sure what this is, but I see them every so often
Any ideas?
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bower · May 13, 2017

Looks like a mosquito to me!

AlittleSalt · May 13, 2017

It does to me too https://www.google.com/search?q=mosq...=1494709199360

Worth1 · May 13, 2017

Maybe a male one.

Rockandrollin · May 13, 2017

Crane fly?

bower · May 13, 2017

Could be a winter crane fly! We get swarms of them here, they're a bit bigger than the local mosquitoes and have sort of bizarre dance parties where they fly up and down, up and down in a swarm. Glad they don't bite.

http://bugeric.blogspot.ca/2015/01/w...ane-flies.html

bower · May 13, 2017

Here's an even better page about Crane Flies - we have a bunch of different species here and evidently, there are lots of kinds all around, including Texas!

http://uwm.edu/field-station/crane-fly-redux/

Check out the Eastern Crane Fly, we have that one too and it's much bigger than a skeeter and just amazing looking.

OzoneNY · May 17, 2017

Yup... mosquito. I found 2 of them sucking on my legs when I walked out of my tomato patch and they're multiplying fast. Tomatos dont care but these blood suckers are eating me alive
I picked up 2 citronella plants and set them right next to my tomatos

bower · May 17, 2017

Ah, bloodsuckin. The ultimate mosquito test.

Cole_Robbie · May 17, 2017

I think it's a Mayfly. They look like giant mosquitos, but they don't bite. The adult phase life span is only about a day or two. They are sometimes called dayflies.

Worth1 · May 17, 2017

I dont see a proboscis.
Worth

May 12, 2017	#1
OzoneNY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Frisco Texas Posts: 390	friend or foe? Not sure what this is, but I see them every so often Any ideas? IMG_0267.jpg IMG_0258.jpg

May 13, 2017	#2
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Looks like a mosquito to me!

May 13, 2017	#3
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	It does to me too https://www.google.com/search?q=mosq...=1494709199360

May 13, 2017	#4
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Maybe a male one.

May 13, 2017	#5
Rockandrollin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Kennewick, WA (7a) Posts: 182	Crane fly?

May 17, 2017	#8
OzoneNY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Frisco Texas Posts: 390	Yup... mosquito. I found 2 of them sucking on my legs when I walked out of my tomato patch and they're multiplying fast. Tomatos dont care but these blood suckers are eating me alive I picked up 2 citronella plants and set them right next to my tomatos

May 17, 2017	#10
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I think it's a Mayfly. They look like giant mosquitos, but they don't bite. The adult phase life span is only about a day or two. They are sometimes called dayflies.