In colloquial speech, crane flies are known as mosquito hawks or "skeeter-eaters", though they do not actually prey on adult mosquitos or other insects.[7][8] They are also sometimes called "daddy longlegs", a name which is also used for arachnids of the family Pholcidae and the order Opiliones. The larvae of crane flies are known commonly as leatherjackets.[7]

[–] protist@mander.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sure, if you're a stupid idiot.

(Adult crane flies don't eat. They don't even have mouths.)

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Alright, Lemmy is just Reddit now. I'm out.

[–] dgdft@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

alwayshasbeen.jpg

[–] protist@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Bye?

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

where the fuck do you think most people here came from

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

I was hoping there'd be a filter in the type of people (because Lemmy requires some intelligence and a preference away from mainstream systems). I was incorrect.

Lacking obnoxiousness is apparently not a collorary.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://mosquitojoe.com/blog/difference-between-crane-fly-and-mosquito-hawk/

"Unlike the name suggests, a mosquito hawk is not a single insect. Instead, it refers to a group of insects, including the crane fly, dragonflies, and damselflies. The term originally came from the idea that these larger insects feast on other types of mosquitoes. In reality, only dragonflies and damselflies are effective predators of mosquitoes."

[–] protist@mander.xyz 0 points 1 month ago

Aha! https://entomologytoday.org/2015/08/17/mosquito-hawk-skeeter-eater-giant-mosquito-no-no-and-no/