Insect and Spider Identification: Weird fly thing, 1 by HeatherJoy

HeatherJoy wrote:
I found this outside on a screen in front of my house. It doesn't exactly look deadly but I'd like to know what it is...at first I thought it was a mosquito eater, we have tons of them...but upon closer inspection, it seems to have a lot more going on. The eyes are different and the body is kinda furry...different from a mosquito eater. It's also a lot bigger than a ME...from the tip of the toes on the left to the tip of the toes on the right, it's probably about 3-4 inches. I'm in the Sacramento, CA area....