Tipula by GiMi53

Photography • Insects • posted on Jan 21, 2012

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Description

Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or Daddy Long Legs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species. This one is probably a female Tipula paludosa. All species have very long fragile legs. The male has a swollen tip to his abdomen, and the female has a pointed ovipositor which is used to push eggs into soil. La tipule est un insecte diptère de la famille des tipulidés dont l'aspect rappelle celui d'un moustique de très grande taille. Cependant, ce n'est pas un insecte piqueur. Celle-ci est probablement une femelle (à l’abdomen pointu)de tipule des prairies (Tipula paludosa) Thank you for your comments on my previous upload :

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Comments (17)

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thecytron

8:56AM | Sat, 21 January 2012

Xcellent clarity and details and colors!

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Faemike55

9:06AM | Sat, 21 January 2012

Very cool shot and great information

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monjo71

9:31AM | Sat, 21 January 2012

Great shot.... thank you for the info.

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jayfar

10:29AM | Sat, 21 January 2012

Fantastic shot Michel, super light and clarity.

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MrsRatbag

11:06AM | Sat, 21 January 2012

Wow, it looks quite large; wonderful detail!

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X-PaX

11:32AM | Sat, 21 January 2012

Very nice close-up. Well done.

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PatGoltz

1:50PM | Sat, 21 January 2012

Great capture! This looks a little like a case of mimicry to me. It resembles a dragonfly. I'm glad that tip isn't nasty!

bebert

2:40PM | Sat, 21 January 2012

dans le sud_ouest, on appelle ça un cousin.... je ne sais pas pourquoi ....

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mps

2:56PM | Sat, 21 January 2012

Wonderful image

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Hendesse

4:25PM | Sat, 21 January 2012

Outstanding details, a perfect focused shot, Michel.

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blondeblurr

5:49PM | Sat, 21 January 2012

Such an interesting insect - we do call one of our spider types also: 'Daddy Long Legs' ... thanks for the info, Michel BB

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netot

11:58PM | Sat, 21 January 2012

Awesome! How do you manage to get as close to it with a 6 mm. without frightening her? details are fantastic.

whaleman

2:43AM | Sun, 22 January 2012

Extremely clear shot of the Crane Fly, best I've ever seen I think! Funny, around here the name "Daddy Long Legs" is used to describe the Harvestman insect.

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GiMi53

9:31AM | Sun, 22 January 2012

Thank you for your comments; my next upload : "camouflage in green"