A crane fly, insect family Tipulidae, is a large fly with long, slender legs that looks like a giant mosquito. They’re sometimes called mosquito hawks or skeeter eaters because they’re said to ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With spring-like temperatures being enjoyed across Central Texas, crane flies are mating and popping up on trails, on your porch, and all too often in your house. Typically ...

Crane flies tend to be larger than most mosquitoes. These brown or black flies ... adult crane flies have no mouths and ...

But so called mosquito eaters, or crane-flies, are their own species and mosquitoes aren't on the menu. Tom Miller talked with entomologist Wizzie Brown about why we're seeing a burst of them in ...