https://padlet.com/jamesandhaylee/w6utsc4r0yn en-us 2018-05-01 17:52:17 UTC 2024-05-26 12:41:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecookie.png jamesandhaylee https://padlet.com/jamesandhaylee/w6utsc4r0yn/wish/256975674 1) They are also known as Water Crane Flies. 
2) They look similar to a mosquito. 
3) They are active in Fall, Spring, and sometimes Winter. That's how they got their name.
4) They are found in caves and hollow logs. 
5) Their larvae live in decaying veggie matter.]]> 2018-05-01 17:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesandhaylee/w6utsc4r0yn/wish/256975674 jamesandhaylee https://padlet.com/jamesandhaylee/w6utsc4r0yn/wish/257287816 1) They are 50% longer than an average mosquito.
2) They have round, pear-shaped wings.
3) There are about 25 different types of Winter Crane Flies.]]> 2018-05-02 15:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesandhaylee/w6utsc4r0yn/wish/257287816 jamesandhaylee https://padlet.com/jamesandhaylee/w6utsc4r0yn/wish/257291774 A Field Guide to the North Side of Old Mill Hill, Atlantic Mine, MI Login / Register Reviews of Insect Guides About This Blog Reference Guide Arthropod Questions Answered Macrophotography on the Cheap Other Things.” The Backyard Arthropod Project, 23 Oct. 2013, somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2013/10/23/winter-crane-flies/.]]> 2018-05-02 15:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesandhaylee/w6utsc4r0yn/wish/257291774 jamesandhaylee https://padlet.com/jamesandhaylee/w6utsc4r0yn/wish/257294658 1) They are attracted to light.
2) In Europe, they are called daddy long legs.
3) They go through four stages of growth.
4) The name of these stages are: 

• egg 
• larvae 
• pupa 
• adult 

]]> 2018-05-02 15:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesandhaylee/w6utsc4r0yn/wish/257294658 jamesandhaylee https://padlet.com/jamesandhaylee/w6utsc4r0yn/wish/257346351 1) Their eggs are laid in water on water plants or moist roofs.
2) It takes about 72 hours for an egg to hatch.
3) It takes about a month to become a full adult.
4) An adult only lives a few days. Long enough to mate and lay new eggs.

]]> 2018-05-02 16:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesandhaylee/w6utsc4r0yn/wish/257346351 jamesandhaylee https://padlet.com/jamesandhaylee/w6utsc4r0yn/wish/257348260 1) There are over 500 species of this kind in North America.
2) They are harmless. They do not bite or sting.
3) Many of the adults do not eat.
4) ]]> 2018-05-02 16:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesandhaylee/w6utsc4r0yn/wish/257348260