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Mosquito Hawk? Skeeter Eater? Giant Mosquito? No, No, and No
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That big long-legged fly isn't a mosquito; it doesn't eat mosquitoes, and it's harmless. A bit of insect myth-busting.
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Mosquito hawks are fluttering across Texas. What are they?
![https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/blogfiles/649.jpg](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/blogfiles/649.jpg)
Gollywhoppers in Love - Bug Squad - ANR Blogs
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Giant Mosquito? Mosquito-Eater? Nope, It's a Crane Fly!, News
![https://www.mysabah.com/images/2012/20120505_3.jpg](https://www.mysabah.com/images/2012/20120505_3.jpg)
The BIGGEST Mosquito in the world?
![https://townsquare.media/site/519/files/2020/07/Crane-Fly.jpg](https://townsquare.media/site/519/files/2020/07/Crane-Fly.jpg)
A Mosquito Hawk Isn't Actually a Mosquito at All
![https://www.abchomeandcommercial.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/What-is-a-Mosquito-Hawk-ABC-1-min.png](https://www.abchomeandcommercial.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/What-is-a-Mosquito-Hawk-ABC-1-min.png)
What Is a Mosquito Hawk?
![https://i.redd.it/cmatzkfwp9p81.jpg](https://i.redd.it/cmatzkfwp9p81.jpg)
What bug is this because family is saying these are not mosquitos?! : r/insects
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Mosquito hawk hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
Mosquito Hawk, Crane Fly, May Fly, Skeeter Eater, Daddy Longlegs
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Sorry, but this leggy, Texas-sized insect doesn't actually eat mosquitoes
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Mosquito Hawk? Skeeter Eater? Giant Mosquito? No, No, and No
![https://www.target-specialty.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium_2/public/picture%20of%20a%20mosquito%20hawk.jpg?itok=4Yi21JqQ](https://www.target-specialty.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium_2/public/picture%20of%20a%20mosquito%20hawk.jpg?itok=4Yi21JqQ)
Why are we seeing large populations of mosquito hawk this time of year?
![https://theprairieecologist.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/enpo140828_d034.jpg](https://theprairieecologist.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/enpo140828_d034.jpg)
DON'T PANIC! It's just a crane fly.