daddylonglegs
A cranefly is a proper name for a daddy long-leg
Cranefly
I believe it is Tipularia discolor.
A young cranefly is called a leatherjacket.
A cranefly is a flying insect with a slender body and long legs that resemble a crane. They are often mistaken for giant mosquitoes but do not bite or sting. Craneflies are commonly found in gardens and near water sources.
Cranefly orchid is the common name of Tipularia discolor.Specifically, the common name honors the insect-like impression that the spreading threadlike parts of the wild orchid's delicate flowers gives. Indeed, the flowers give the appearance of swarming, little purple insects. Another common name is Elfin Spur.
Let's take a look. Cranefly = insect Mammal = mammal What do YOU think?
Yes they do, and you just used one of their nicknames. Their proper name is cranefly
Tipularia discolor is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the Elfin Spur Orchid.Specifically, a scientific name has at least two parts. The first word identifies the plant's genus as orchids whose blooms call to mind craneflies, Tipularia. The second word identifies the plant's species as cranefly orchids having a two-colored winter leaf, discolor. The name also may be linked with the Cranefly Orchid, which is another popular common name.
A leatherjacket is the larva of a 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.