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Post by bluemingidiot on Sept 8, 2016 2:27:33 GMT
Britain is set to be invaded by a plague of 200 BILLION daddy long legs thanks to the warm, wet summer.
The insects - also known as crane flies - are a common sight in UK homes and are completely harmless.
Harmless or no, wouldn't want one walking across my face at night. Bet if someone had a few thousands geckos they could make a killing.
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Post by Skandi on Sept 8, 2016 11:45:24 GMT
They're so normal no one bothers with them, well other than gardeners who hate the lava. My chickens seem to love both.
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Post by bluemingidiot on Sept 8, 2016 16:08:49 GMT
If they're all daddy long-legs, where do the baby long-legs come from?
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Sept 8, 2016 21:18:03 GMT
Britain is set to be invaded by a plague of 200 BILLION daddy long legs thanks to the warm, wet summer. The insects - also known as crane flies - are a common sight in UK homes and are completely harmless. Harmless or no, wouldn't want one walking across my face at night. Bet if someone had a few thousands geckos they could make a killing. I knew I shouldn't have clicked on this thread! EWWWWWWWW... |
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Post by paquebot on Sept 8, 2016 22:39:40 GMT
These are not what we call daddy longlegs. Ours is an arachnid similar to a spider. Subject here is a crane fly which looks like a giant mosquito. (We also have them here.) Their larva is a worm in the ground and thus the mention of gardeners not happy with them. I once saw a documentary about ravens in the UK. The overall health of them in any given family was directly in correlation with the number of larva in an area.
Martin
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