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There appears to be a plague of these this autumn. Every nook and cranny in the cottage seems to have one awkwardly flapping about, now out walking the hound and getting swarmed at from all directions.
Disclaimer. This is not an attempt to undermine banisters excellent insect of the day from a while ago.
We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub.
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Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 09:01 - Sep 21 with 1761 views
“We need a name for this new breed of spider type thing we discovered” “How about ‘long legs’?” “Nah not pervy enough”
In the spirit of reconciliation and happiness at the end of the Banter Era (RIP) and as a result of promotion I have cleared out my ignore list. Look forwards to reading your posts!
How come I can catch and release a DLL out of the window without a second thought, but if a spider runs across the floor then I scream like a girl? How does that work?
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Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 09:52 - Sep 21 with 1611 views
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 09:44 - Sep 21 by BlueBlueBluex2
How come I can catch and release a DLL out of the window without a second thought, but if a spider runs across the floor then I scream like a girl? How does that work?
Imagine
"They break our legs and tell us to be grateful when they offer us crutches."
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 09:44 - Sep 21 by BlueBlueBluex2
How come I can catch and release a DLL out of the window without a second thought, but if a spider runs across the floor then I scream like a girl? How does that work?
Don't move to Australia then - it will probably come as no surprise, but Daddy Long Legs in Australia are spiders and don't fly. In fact they are the most common house spider down under - and most people love them because they are harmless to humans but feast on mosquitos and other much more venomous spiders.
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Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 10:06 - Sep 21 with 1548 views
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 09:59 - Sep 21 by IPS_wich
Don't move to Australia then - it will probably come as no surprise, but Daddy Long Legs in Australia are spiders and don't fly. In fact they are the most common house spider down under - and most people love them because they are harmless to humans but feast on mosquitos and other much more venomous spiders.
Back in Lagos I'd quite often stumble across small, clear gecko type things, about 2 inches long. Was told it was bad luck to catch/kill them and apparently they ate mosquitos which was quite handy given the prevalence of malaria.
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 10:07 - Sep 21 by bluelagos
Back in Lagos I'd quite often stumble across small, clear gecko type things, about 2 inches long. Was told it was bad luck to catch/kill them and apparently they ate mosquitos which was quite handy given the prevalence of malaria.
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 09:59 - Sep 21 by IPS_wich
Don't move to Australia then - it will probably come as no surprise, but Daddy Long Legs in Australia are spiders and don't fly. In fact they are the most common house spider down under - and most people love them because they are harmless to humans but feast on mosquitos and other much more venomous spiders.
We have loads of those in our house (UK) but I'm not fussed by them and pick them up. They might be a different (but similar) species in Aus though and probably bigger? House spiders though have to get the glass treatment, they freak me out due to their speed. Those Huntsman spiders they have in Aus would scare the s**t out of me!
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Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 10:16 - Sep 21 with 1528 views
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 10:10 - Sep 21 by EdwardStone
Kind of pink colour, almost see-through?
That would be a chit-chat
Usually hang out by the light fittings in the room and munch up all the mozzies that gathered there
Wonderful critters
I used to have a colourful (orange) one hang out on the wall and ceiling outside my front door. Turns out they are territorial so was almost certainly the same one.
He got quite used to me (and vice versa) and would hang around (literally) whenever I passed.
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 10:19 - Sep 21 by bluelagos
I used to have a colourful (orange) one hang out on the wall and ceiling outside my front door. Turns out they are territorial so was almost certainly the same one.
He got quite used to me (and vice versa) and would hang around (literally) whenever I passed.
They're also very common in Mauritius. They're cute as hell and handy for munching mosquitos but sometimes they can poop on you from above
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Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 10:33 - Sep 21 with 1454 views
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 10:19 - Sep 21 by bluelagos
I used to have a colourful (orange) one hang out on the wall and ceiling outside my front door. Turns out they are territorial so was almost certainly the same one.
He got quite used to me (and vice versa) and would hang around (literally) whenever I passed.
Excellent
Sounds like the very unconvincing CGI gecko that lives in the Inspector's beach cabin in Death in Paradise
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Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 10:48 - Sep 21 with 1421 views
Was terrorised by one in my room last night - think you can see it and then it goes off somewhere, then makes a return at the most inopportune moment. Managed to splat the thing in the end. I despise them.
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Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 10:56 - Sep 21 with 1400 views
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 09:44 - Sep 21 by BlueBlueBluex2
How come I can catch and release a DLL out of the window without a second thought, but if a spider runs across the floor then I scream like a girl? How does that work?
Not a scienticfic study, but I've asked a lot of arachnophobes what it is about spiders they so dislike. They tend to give one of two answers: "the legs" or "the way they move".
Suspect you fall into the latter category. DLLs blunder, while spiders scuttle suddenly.
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 10:56 - Sep 21 by Guthrum
Not a scienticfic study, but I've asked a lot of arachnophobes what it is about spiders they so dislike. They tend to give one of two answers: "the legs" or "the way they move".
Suspect you fall into the latter category. DLLs blunder, while spiders scuttle suddenly.
and inevitably towards you.....
Ade Akinbiyi couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo...
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 09:59 - Sep 21 by IPS_wich
Don't move to Australia then - it will probably come as no surprise, but Daddy Long Legs in Australia are spiders and don't fly. In fact they are the most common house spider down under - and most people love them because they are harmless to humans but feast on mosquitos and other much more venomous spiders.
They are now common in most of the UK, too (as an invasive species).
They are harmless but quite savage. Tend to attack the roller when I'm painting a ceiling, rather than running away. Which is unfortunate, as the roller wins every time and I end up with body parts and legs spread over a wide area of my freshly-painted surface (which then requires stopping and fetching a ladder to scrape them off).
When I was in the 6th form, something got stuck between my sunglasses and my eyebrow and *drilled* a sting or similar into me. I was convinced it was a DLL but they don't sting, apparently. Don't know what it was. Wasn't a wasp/hornet, etc but it BLOODY hurt.
it's the larvae that are the problem - unless you prefer mud to lawn.
And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show
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Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 11:44 - Sep 21 with 1238 views
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 11:13 - Sep 21 by SWGF
When I was in the 6th form, something got stuck between my sunglasses and my eyebrow and *drilled* a sting or similar into me. I was convinced it was a DLL but they don't sting, apparently. Don't know what it was. Wasn't a wasp/hornet, etc but it BLOODY hurt.
This may be utter nonsense, but I swear I read somewhere that daddy long legs' possess one of the strongest venom's known. But that they are harmless as they have no way of administering it via a fang or a sting.
Sounds like you got pretty close to disproving it with a pair of Ray Bans.
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Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 11:56 - Sep 21 with 1202 views
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 11:44 - Sep 21 by KingsCrossBlue
This may be utter nonsense, but I swear I read somewhere that daddy long legs' possess one of the strongest venom's known. But that they are harmless as they have no way of administering it via a fang or a sting.
Sounds like you got pretty close to disproving it with a pair of Ray Bans.
That's not DLLs as in Crane Flies, but Pholcidae/Cellar Spiders (see IPS_wich's post).
It's also an urban myth and, in any case, their jaws are not strong enough to pierce human skin.
Crane flies, Daddy long legs. on 11:57 - Sep 21 by EdwardStone
Leatherjackets
The bane of arable farmers
They can decimate crops by chewing the roots of the wheat and killing the plant
As you say, they can wreak havoc with your lawn
Rooks possess some sort of magical ground-source radar and can detect these larvae and with one strike get them with their super strong beak
Pretty impressive sight to see a couple of dozen rooks marching up and down the lawn and extracting the leatherjackets
once the leatherjackets have eaten the grass roots it makes it very easy for the rooks to roll up the turf and strip large areas bare. we've had big areas reduced to bare earth through their team work.
And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show