If you’ve been outside lately and noticed giant, mosquito-looking bugs bouncing around your yard, don’t worry, you’re not under attack. These are crane flies, and thanks to a dry spring across North ...

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A crane fly, insect family Tipulidae, is a large fly with long, slender legs that looks like a giant mosquito. They’re sometimes called mosquito hawks or skeeter eaters because they’re said to eat ...

YAKIMA CANYON – At first, it was a faint roar, just loud enough to wake me up. Then the roar kept building, growing louder until it filled the soundless desert canyon threaded by the Yakima River. A ...