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tosatori UK, United Kingdom Oct 06, 2009

Snapped this interesting little thing. Havent got a clue what it is having never seen one before. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Oct 06, 2009

This is a crane fly (Diptera: Tipulidae). this is a very large family with thousands of species - see http://tinyurl.com/ybvgaqh for some examples from Britain. The larvae of most species are scavengers on decomposing organic matter in moist/wet environments; a few in the genus Tipula feed on roots of grasses and may become turf pests.

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