Many folks are familiar with crane flies, which like to hang around porch lights in the summer and resemble monstrous mosquitoes (luckily, they don’t bite). From a quick glance, the large insect below generally resembles a crane fly, but has a rather striking coloration to its body. Is it simply a crane fly dressed up in a tuxedo for a luxurious night out on the town? Not quite.

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This blog is about the life of all kinds of insects in the nature of Aceh