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]
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.
"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."
My sister had a cat who was declawed (not by her), medicated, old, sort of inbred, and had lived inside all his life. A more harmless cat you could barely imagine. He regularly found it a challenge to drink his water without fucking it up, and spent a lot of time just staring at the wall.
He once found a moth that was already damaged when he got to it, and successfully killed it. He carried the moth around in his mouth, clearly basking in the intoxicating flood of pride of the hunter he was feeling, for almost an hour before eating the whole thing.
16 Comments
DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 340d
That's not a mosquito, it's a harmless mosquito hawk, aka crane fly. Not a risk to humans, lives off grass roots.
protist@mander.xyz · 13 pts · 340d
Mosquito hawks are dragonflies, which actually eat mosquitoes. That there is a gollywhopper.
DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 340d
The Crane Fly also gets called a Mosquito Hawk:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly
protist@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 340d
Sure, if you're a stupid idiot.
(Adult crane flies don't eat. They don't even have mouths.)
DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 339d
Alright, Lemmy is just Reddit now. I'm out.
dgdft@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 339d
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protist@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 339d
Bye?
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 0 pts · 335d
where the fuck do you think most people here came from
DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 335d
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 pts · 339d
Eh
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 pts · 339d
Aha! https://entomologytoday.org/2015/08/17/mosquito-hawk-skeeter-eater-giant-mosquito-no-no-and-no/
dingus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 335d
Ok but I still don't want it in the house
gilokee@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 340d
My cat hunts cockroaches! I usually find a dead one in the morning lol. Also no I'm not dirty I just live in an old house in Japan.
PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social · 17 pts · 339d
My sister had a cat who was declawed (not by her), medicated, old, sort of inbred, and had lived inside all his life. A more harmless cat you could barely imagine. He regularly found it a challenge to drink his water without fucking it up, and spent a lot of time just staring at the wall.
He once found a moth that was already damaged when he got to it, and successfully killed it. He carried the moth around in his mouth, clearly basking in the intoxicating flood of pride of the hunter he was feeling, for almost an hour before eating the whole thing.
Armand1@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 340d
My brother's cat hunts flies and mosquitos for him. She's a helpful little soldier.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 340d