I really love crane flies.  They’re so very fragile and awkward that I just have to admire their ability to survive.  I came across this crane fly shortly after I finished the pond I built at the Biosphere 2, huddled in a tuft of ornamental grasses:

Crane fly

Isn’t he (or she) gorgeous?!  Love ’em!

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