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How rude!
Nov 2, 2019 17:47:06
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Valenta
Loc: Top of NZ
Spotted this pair 'on the job", but I cannot identify them.
Suggestions please.
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Nov 2, 2019 17:51:39
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canondave5
Valenta wrote:
Spotted this pair 'on the job", but I cannot identify them.
Suggestions please.
The nerve!
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Nov 2, 2019 18:19:37
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BassmanBruce
Loc: Middle of the Mitten
They look like crane flies but I’ve never seen them with wings that color.
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Nov 2, 2019 18:58:51
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R.G.
Loc: Scotland
BassmanBruce wrote:
They look like crane flies but I’ve never seen them with wings that color.
They could be New Zealand's version of crane flies.
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Nov 2, 2019 20:03:52
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BassmanBruce
Loc: Middle of the Mitten
R.G. wrote:
They could be New Zealand's version of crane flies.
Ahhhh yes, I missed that detail.
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Nov 3, 2019 05:04:14
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R.G.
Loc: Scotland
Lets hope it's not the Scissors Sisters
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Nov 3, 2019 05:06:47
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angler
Loc: StHelens England
Good shot,they have no shame.
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Nov 3, 2019 08:43:04
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jerryc41
Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
Push-Me-Pull-You?
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Nov 3, 2019 08:53:50
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B_meyer5.55NY
they are very cozy
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Nov 3, 2019 16:09:38
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boncrayon
Crane Flies, or, "Skeeter Hawks" as they are called in the south.
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Nov 3, 2019 16:17:57
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Valenta
Loc: Top of NZ
Official reply from NZ's Department of Conservation quote: These are Swamp Crane Flies Zelandotipula novarae (Diptera: Tipulidae). This species is native to New Zealand.
Thanks everyone for your comments and taking time to look at my post.
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Nov 3, 2019 16:32:20
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Harry0
Loc: Gardena, Cal
R.G. wrote:
They could be New Zealand's version of crane flies.
Why? Could they be doing upside down there down under?
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Nov 8, 2019 20:32:27
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Valenta
Loc: Top of NZ
Agreed, but which one is upside down?
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