Mosquitoes and crane flies are often confused for one another because they look similar at first glance, and they live in ...

The Exmouth club had to temporarily close its green when its groundskeeper discovered the infestation in early June.

During this time as larvae, crane flies are important for recycling and decomposition — they eat leaves, plants and small bits of organic material in the soil or water bodies where they live.

Their menu includes, Leatherjackets (crane fly larvae), Chafer grubs and Weevils, caterpillars, fly larvae, thrips and other turf-damaging insects. Once introduced to the soil, nematodes actively seek ...

By Ben Coxworth April 17, 2025 The RoboBee sporting its crane-fly-inspired legs – future versions of the robot may find use in search and rescue operations, or the pollination of crop plants ...

A crane fly lands on an Owl's Clover (Orthocarpus densiflorus), April 25, 2023 at Carrizo Plain National Monument during the "Superbloom" wildflower explosion, near Santa Margarita, California.

Researchers have found that besides sharks, bees and platypus, even fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields and navigate toward the negative electric potential using a small set of sensory ...

Fragile and fluttering, crane flies are also surprisingly ephemeral. "These dipterans live a short adult life of one to two weeks with the sole goal of mating and laying eggs," Brandi Keller, a ...

A team of scientists discovered a species of blow fly (family Calliphoridae) whose larvae can infiltrate colonies of harvester termites in the Anti-Atlas mountains of southern Morocco.

Crane fly larvae are part of the natural ecosystem, which means they’re food for some animals and insects like skunks, birds, ground beetles, and fungi. Crane flies can cause significant damage ...

However, unlike mosquitoes, crane flies don’t feed on blood, nor do they bite. Crane flies can be found almost everywhere in the world. This isn’t surprising since they belong to a family with over 15 ...