Let's take a look. Cranefly = insect Mammal = mammal What do YOU think?
A cranefly is a proper name for a daddy long-leg
A cranefly is a proper name for a daddy long-leg
A young cranefly is called a leatherjacket.
daddylonglegs
Cranefly
I believe it is Tipularia discolor.
A leatherjacket is the larva of a cranefly.
Yes they do, and you just used one of their nicknames. Their proper name is cranefly
Most of them - bee, ant, grasshopper, cranefly, lacewing, earwig, beetle, ...
Purple is the bloom color of the Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor).Specifically, the flowers can range from purple to shades of green, rust or yellow. They harmonize with their rustic surroundings. They also tend to harmonize with their stems of brownish to yellowish green tinged with purple.
East of the Mississippi River is the range of the Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor).Specifically, the wild orchid ranges as far northeast as Massachusetts. It may be found growing as far southeastward as Florida. It extends northwestward to Michigan and southwestward to and across the Mississippi River into Texas.
Woods are the habitat of the Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor).Specifically, this wild orchid demands the soils of damp woods. It favors the ready availability of moisture and the richness of nutrients in such soils. It also prefers the play of light and shade in such an environment of differing vegetative layers from ground level to tree canopy.