Summary[edit] Description: Tipula metacomet. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. No kidding, these are gigantic. It looks like this is a mate guarding situation. The lower individual is the male. His middle legs are loosely wrapped around the female. Not sure if he is waiting for her to become receptive or if he already had a go and is guarding his investment. Date: 3 September 2016, 12:11. Source: Giant Crane Flies. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location38° 58′ 18.85″ N, 77° 02′ 23.79″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 38.971904; -77.039941.
Summary[edit] Description: Tipula metacomet. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. No kidding, these are gigantic. It looks like this is a mate guarding situation. The lower individual is the male. His middle legs are loosely wrapped around the female. Not sure if he is waiting for her to become receptive or if he already had a go and is guarding his investment. Date: 3 September 2016, 11:51. Source: Giant Crane Flies. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location38° 58′ 18.85″ N, 77° 02′ 23.79″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 38.971904; -77.039941.
Summary[edit] Description: Tipula metacomet. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. No kidding, these are gigantic. It looks like this is a mate guarding situation. The lower individual is the male. His middle legs are loosely wrapped around the female. Not sure if he is waiting for her to become receptive or if he already had a go and is guarding his investment. Date: 3 September 2016, 12:04. Source: Giant Crane Flies. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location38° 58′ 18.85″ N, 77° 02′ 23.79″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 38.971904; -77.039941.
Summary[edit] Author: xpda. Description: Tipulidae, large crane flies, order: Diptera. Depicted place: Pryor, Mayes County, OK. Date: 19 May 2013. Credit line: Robert Webster / xpda.com / CC-BY-SA-4.0. References: iNaturalist.org, this observation. BugGuide.net, Tipulidae. xpda.com/bugs, Tipulidae. Source: Own work. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative CommonsAttribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.
Summary[edit] Author: xpda. Description: Tipulidae, large crane flies, order: Diptera. Depicted place: Pryor, Mayes County, OK. Date: 19 May 2013. Credit line: Robert Webster / xpda.com / CC-BY-SA-4.0. References: iNaturalist.org, this observation. BugGuide.net, Tipulidae. xpda.com/bugs, Tipulidae. Source: Own work. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative CommonsAttribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.
Summary[edit] Description: Tipula metacomet. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. No kidding, these are gigantic. It looks like this is a mate guarding situation. The lower individual is the male. His middle legs are loosely wrapped around the female. Not sure if he is waiting for her to become receptive or if he already had a go and is guarding his investment. Date: 3 September 2016, 11:59. Source: Giant Crane Flies. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location38° 58′ 18.85″ N, 77° 02′ 23.79″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 38.971904; -77.039941.
Summary[edit] Description: Tipula metacomet. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. No kidding, these are gigantic. It looks like this is a mate guarding situation. The lower individual is the male. His middle legs are loosely wrapped around the female. Not sure if he is waiting for her to become receptive or if he already had a go and is guarding his investment. Date: 3 September 2016, 11:55. Source: Giant Crane Flies. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location38° 58′ 18.85″ N, 77° 02′ 23.79″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 38.971904; -77.039941.