Crane flies/daddy long legs

mrs fish · #1 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 06:53 AM

There aren't any

Usually by this time of year they are out in abundance but I have not seen one.

Is it the same where you are?

Wild-Woman · #2 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 07:10 AM

None to speak of here. Perhaps there will be a late emergence. The ground is rock hard and dry again where I live.
I'll be able to tell when they do emerge though when I hear screams in the playground as one little darling is chasing someone around the playground with one......and thats just the teachers!

mh68 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 07:27 AM

Absolutely loads around here in the NE, and have been for the last fortnight at least.

Mark H

Ukwildlifeo · #4 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 08:47 AM

there are a few around here in Essex and saw some in N. kent and stodmarsh.

jdurbo · #5 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 08:49 AM

I saw one the other night came in when i opened the back door, apart from that none.

jen xxx

pressld2 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 08:53 AM

Two here so far. One indoors weekend before last and one in the garden last weekend.

Dave P.

Dogghound · #7 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 09:23 AM

Yep loads here quite a diversity of species too. Just started over the last week or so though.

mrs fish · #8 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 02:02 PM

Perhaps they are a bit late emerging around here then, it is not really September without them all over the place, the park is normally covered and I expect they are a good food source for some creatures.

Gill Catton · #9 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 02:49 PM

yes plenty here in Oxford and I saw plenty in Aylesbury this week too.

Meles meles · #10 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 02:51 PM

so far only seen one here

Normaly by now a dozen a night

paulchandler6 · #11 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 03:16 PM

Plenty in South Oxon as well. Found one ovipositing (think thats the right word) in the garden the other evening.
Paul

Kymba · #12 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 06:41 PM

Loads here where i am in kent and literally Hundreds in country park we have been staying at just outside Milton Keynes.. Not nice when you have a phobia about them

nightshade · #13 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 07:35 PM

First hatch we have had here for along time.

Monkster · #14 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 07:38 PM

You're right !!....where are they all ???? I haven't seen any here yet

(not that I'm missing them though) .
We had 'one' in our house last year and it dive bombed us all night. We couldn't catch it as we were all to busy screaming and running out of the way!!!

How weird that something so small in comparison to us can turn some of us into quivering, shivering wrecks!!

aeshna5 · #15 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 07:55 PM

Only seen a small number here of what I think is Tipula paludosa, but the ground is hard now. After the summer deluge we've had no real rain since before the bank holiday. Sunday night perhaps?

mrs fish · #16 (**permalink**) 14-09-2007, 06:40 AM

One came in the house last night

Wild-Woman · #17 (**permalink**) 14-09-2007, 07:27 AM

From what folks have said, this would make for a very patchy emergence map.
Saw 1 in Manchester yesterday.

Esmo · #18 (**permalink**) 14-09-2007, 07:35 AM

We had one in our house yesterday, the first one this year. I threw him out and told him not to come back !
Esmo

jdurbo · #19 (**permalink**) 14-09-2007, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkster

You're right !!....where are they all ???? I haven't seen any here yet

(not that I'm missing them though) .
We had 'one' in our house last year and it dive bombed us all night. We couldn't catch it as we were all to busy screaming and running out of the way!!!

How weird that something so small in comparison to us can turn some of us into quivering, shivering wrecks!!

Gosh thats sounds just like me running around saying " dont kill just get it out!!!"

jen xxx

James M · #20 (**permalink**) 14-09-2007, 05:32 PM

I have seen a few, there aren't as many as last year but they are quite big this year.

Paul mabbott · #21 (**permalink**) 14-09-2007, 05:36 PM

A few but not as many as usual ... although have seen them for several weeks - perhaps they're spreading themselves to annoy people for a longer time span (evil grin)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrs fish

There aren't any

Usually by this time of year they are out in abundance but I have not seen one.

Is it the same where you are?

Gaina · #22 (**permalink**) 14-09-2007, 05:37 PM

I saw the first one yesterday evening.

ChasCreek · #23 (**permalink**) 14-09-2007, 09:53 PM

there is an abundance of them here, every night we are having to 'politely' show them the way out of the house.

jamie_from-kent · #24 (**permalink**) 18-09-2007, 02:07 PM

We have had a few in my house in KEnt but last year there was millions because last year was the pefect conditions. It was on the news last year that there were some big, fat spiders around because of the abundance of crane flies.

pressld2 · #25 (**permalink**) 21-09-2007, 08:45 AM

We've had overnight rain for the last three or four nights so there should be a few more about soon. There was a nice big female on the door of the building when I arrived at work this morning.

Dave P.