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re: Abnormal amount of mosquitos and mosquito hawks
Posted on 3/3/24 at 2:40 pm to Flashback
Posted on 3/3/24 at 2:40 pm to Flashback
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Mosquito hawks are properly know as crane flies for future reference.
Where I grew up mosquito hawks were dragonflies and crane flies were, well, crane flies. Calling dragonflies and damselflies mosquito hawks makes a lot more sense because they actually eat mosquitos.
Useless bit of trivia about how to tell dragonflies from damselflies:
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Posted on 3/3/24 at 3:10 pm to Obtuse1
quote:
Where I grew up mosquito hawks were dragonflies and crane flies were, well, crane flies. Calling dragonflies and damselflies mosquito hawks makes a lot more sense because they actually eat mosquitos.
Throw in the Antlion and we have a party.
Posted on 3/3/24 at 3:41 pm to Obtuse1
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Where I grew up mosquito hawks were dragonflies
This.
We never called crane flies “mosquito hawks”. Sounds like some dumbass got confused as to what a mosquito hawk was and the incorrect moniker spread.
Posted on 3/3/24 at 5:06 pm to Obtuse1
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Useless bit of trivia
Dragonflies have the highest success rate of all predators. They catch their prey at a 95% rate.
Posted on 3/3/24 at 5:18 pm to Obtuse1
quote:Did you grow up in New Orleans? We called dragonflies mosquito hawks. I'm trying to figure out if they call them that anywhere else.
Where I grew up mosquito hawks were dragonflies
Posted on 3/4/24 at 5:42 am to Obtuse1
quote:Yup
Where I grew up mosquito hawks were dragonflies and crane flies were, well, crane flies.
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