Aram,
I’ve heard these called “mosquito eaters” but I Googled the term and found that
they are really A adult Crane Flies.
We see them off and on here in California too.
See
http://insectcop.net/mosquito-eaters/ ;<http://insectcop.net/mosquito-eaters/>
Bill
On Sep 8, 2017, at 10:16 AM, Aram <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It’s smoky outside and I can’t breathe.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/m/cranefly-5137.jpg.html ;
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/m/cranefly-5137.jpg.html>
Lots of these critters at the back screen in the morning. Not sure if the
smoke is a factor, but I have never seen so many.
Aram
Aram Langhans
(Semi) Retired Science Teacher
& Unemployed photographer
“The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself
would ever have dared dream.” James D. Watson
