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Crane Fly

Photo by Laurine
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Photo taken in a open woodland.

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Crane fly

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Comments (2)
lori.tas
Yep, cranefly (the halteres give it away) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halteres.
mredria
i think it does look like a crane fly to my amateur eyes.

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PublishedJune 13, 2011

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