Crane Fly facts: they can't harm you! | Animal Fact Files

The crane fly is also known as the daddy long legs. It shares this common name with at least two other animals: the harvestmen and the cellar spider Learn more crane fly facts with today's episode. We've discussed other daddy long legs facts on Animal Fact Files, as well!

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[t-rexstudioproductions]

Crane flies are nice, they don’t bite or sting

[deez_nuts_]

*me brushing my teeth, sweating while one is on the wall next to me* “they’re nice they’re harmless they’re nice” *crane fly moves* AHHHH AHHH AHHHH AHHH

[ancientwarrior]

Wall: *exists*
Every single Crane fly in a 1000km radius: HMM

[DubstepGuru]

“Crane flies love wet places” - shows clip of crane flies banging.

[grzyb]

For fucks sake why do they look 10x more creepy than regular mosquitows

[Nemoticon]

Harmful? Who ever said they were harmful? These things are stupidly harmless and spend all their time getting lost and bouncing off walls!

[miniivano]

everybody gangsta until one of these things land on you

[megsway]

I always found crane flies quite entertaining. They fly around like a mad headless chicken and then just chill by dangling from the ceiling using a single leg.

[Sarah-ztpp]

IT CALMS ME SO MUCH TO SEE OTHERS ARE SCARED OF THEM THE SAME WAY I AM

[larahforrest]

There's one in my room right now.
It's 1am, my light is off.
I'm crying.

[Vectorlarity]

The virgin mosquito:
*Sucks blood
*Thats it
The Chad Cranefly:
*Eats nothing or nectar
*Larvae eat mosquito larvae

[timvanarsdel]

I once found one rolling on the ground because it was tangled up in spider silk and some kind of fluffy moss. I carefully extracted it, didn't break any legs or wings, and when it was free to fly off, it circled around my head three times and left. I honestly think it was grateful and thanking me in its simplistic bug ways, and that experience left me with the notion that insects are more cognizant than we give them credit for.

[OxzowachiAlt]

There is literally nothing that gives me a scare as much as one of these things flying in front of my face. Maybe one day Ill conquer my fear.

[Madzuka]

I know they won't hurt me but I can't help but have a deep-seated phobia of these insects. Maybe it's because they DO look like giant mosquitos. Or how erratic they look while flying around. Ugh I HATE them 😭

[randommemesweekly]

crane fly: im not a mosquito


me: good, perhaps i'll spare your life

[Leon-Jordan]

Other than the legs, I think the main thing that really freaks me out is the sound of its wings vibrating loudly against a window or wall when it's flying.

They give me goosebumps, man...

[tanyaerskine]

I had a friend who had a cat named Jimmy. Jimmy was a sweetheart, but about as sharp as a sock full of soup. We started calling crane flies "Jimmy-bugs" because they act so drunk all the time. It's been years, but I still call them Jimmy-bugs lol

[GreatFrostHawk]

They may not be able to hurt me, but it doesn't stop me from being afraid of this dumb bugs. 😅

[Seiferboi]

I find these in my house all the time. I try my best to catch them and release them outside. The same with cellar spiders, but for them I try to move them closer to the ceiling instead of outside.

[triclon]

My late friend (RIP) was absolutely terrified of these things thinking they were huge mosquitos. He later consoled himself with the false knowledge that he thought they ATE mosquitos. Neither turned out to be true. Harmless things they are.