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Crane fly larvae
Tipulidae (family)
35.1829, -80.8574
Field Notes
Description:
grainy brown segemented larva about an inch long; the back (pic 1) has 2 black holes with little finger-like projections and the front end (pic 2) has what looks like ar tiny round mouth
Habitat:
lots of them were dug up in a wet soil in our garden; urban schoolyard
Notes:
larva are called "leatherjackets"; this is one of the largest groups of flies, including over 15,000 species and subspecies in 525 genera and subgenera so dont' really know which this is; adults look like mosquito with long stilt legs
Reference Links:
Crane fly - Wikipedia
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2017
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