Crane Fly facts: they can't harm you! | Animal Fact Files

[@t-rexstudioproductions781]

Crane flies are nice, they don’t bite or sting

[@brittanylolol]

They're the only "bug" that scares me, and I know they're harmless. They're as scary as a butterfly. Working on getting over it. I still never kill any!

[@ginawells4556]

Me and my friend save daddy long legs

[@MeximidgeComedy]

We can do without the sarcasm, just stick with the facts.

[@TheDeathChamber10]

Sikza i think butterflies are cute but one time i went on a school trip and one landed on my butt and i had to walk really slow to make sure it doesn’t get injured

[@brittanylolol]

@@TheDeathChamber10 I love it! That's something I would do.

[@ancientwarrior3482]

Wall: *exists* Every single Crane fly in a 1000km radius: HMM

[@N3s0_wastaken]

That crane fly in my school: bunp 1000 crane flys chilling in the walls of my school: bunp

[@Bacony_Cakes]

Also every crane fly when you go near it: *ENEMY SPOTTED*

[@hallowedchromee310]

@@Bacony_Cakes When it looks like its flying away but then it does a complete U-turn into your direction and you freak out and waft it away making its movements even more erratic so you just run to your room but you have wood floors so it slides under the door and you spray it with cologne once and it’s still flying around. You lose it and go to bed, and then you hear a faint buzz in your right ear and freak out again and can’t find it anywhere. Couldn’t be me. But god why is it that I always see so many in the winter-

[@daleknewvegas45]

The outdoors during winter gets cold enough that they cant survive, so they chill in your house to stay warm

[@starless4146]

Lmao!!

[@DubstepGuru420]

“Crane flies love wet places” - shows clip of crane flies banging.

[@froggyslap]

HAHA i was thinking that too

[@yukowolfang8645]

oh dey getting wet is what dat is

[@derekstaroba]

Yes I see one in the bathroom sometimes always wondered why

[@journeywithbipolar]

My thoughts exactly 😂

[@angelicdoll8174]

why did this come up after? I just doubt the crane fly and raid and now it’s dead

[@Nemoticon]

Harmful? Who ever said they were harmful? These things are stupidly harmless and spend all their time getting lost and bouncing off walls!

[@toomuchcats6686]

Right they kept bumping into the wall and falling in the gap near my closet

[@Nemoticon]

@Draco's apple ...such as??

[@duckhathap763]

Idc they scare the shit out of me

[@Nemoticon]

@Draco's apple No they dont, lol... look it up, you'll be shpcked. Always best to ne properly informed than resorting to guessing.

[@Nemoticon]

@@duckhathap763 Why, lol, they literally dont do anything.......

[@grzyb11]

For fucks sake why do they look 10x more creepy than regular mosquitows

[@joco8290]

Because they're big.

[@miniivano69]

everybody gangsta until one of these things land on you

[@brittanylolol]

Rofl

[@goldgaming7881]

One of them landed on me and I had a mini heart attack 😭😂🤣

[@cumi2389]

When they land on me im just gonna self destruct :)

[@olaas647]

if one landed on me i wouldnt freak out, i know they're completely harmless sooo yeah

[@olaas647]

@Caner they look cute, one has landed on my belly when i was laying on the grass one day and it was pretty cute, then it flew away and hit the wall lol. also it had like 5 legs. they are completely harmless dude, theres nothing to be scared about

[@megsway]

I always found crane flies quite entertaining. They fly around like a mad headless chicken and then just chill by dangling from the ceiling using a single leg.

[@thegiovannimauro]

I had no idea they did that, I figured one was caught in a web I couldn't see until it flew away somewhere else.

[@thomasmettham855]

Similar to June bugs, their flight is quite comical to watch. 🤭

[@Vectorlarity]

The virgin mosquito: *Sucks blood *Thats it The Chad Cranefly: *Eats nothing or nectar *Larvae eat mosquito larvae

[@PsychoIncarnate666]

I think you mean "The Chad Crane Fly: Crashes into wall over and over again"

[@rubberwoody]

Most mosquitos actually drink nectar

[@somelamenamehowaboutmr.juk6231]

@@rubberwoody only the males, females are the ones that drink blood.

[@Remiliuh]

@@somelamenamehowaboutmr.juk6231 yeah

[@nexor7809]

@@somelamenamehowaboutmr.juk6231 why cant they just drink sperm?

[@Sarah-zt9pp]

IT CALMS ME SO MUCH TO SEE OTHERS ARE SCARED OF THEM THE SAME WAY I AM

[@ivona9079]

I know they're harmless... But they got no fear. One just flew right on my face. IT SAW WHERE IT WAS GOING. That is the day i fear them. I have three of them in my room rn... I'm sleeping on the floor of my hallway after opening the balcony door and swinging an umbrella at them. I gave up and left.

[@nancysherburne7445]

Then you won't like me because I love crane flies.

[@posadist681]

@@nancysherburne7445 Me too they are so cute and clumsy

[@larahforrest2430]

There's one in my room right now. It's 1am, my light is off. I'm crying.

[@JT-ir5nz]

I feel you 😭 i just killed the largest one yet in my room last night. They're terrifying

[@cwpc1459]

This literally happens to me last night at 1am too! But I wish It didn’t cuz they are just terrifying

[@dids3384]

lmfao same here, i literally slept on the couch because i couldn’t bear the thought of sleeping with that thing near me

[@juliajulia3684]

Omg! What! There was a power cut on my street for an an hour (now it’s ab half past 1am and power is back on) but one was on the wall right next to my head while I was in bed! Then it landed on my finger and I fell off my bed screaming. I went to the bathroom bc I was scared and I was shaking and crying and I felt sick and tired. Then the power turned back on, I went into my room and after reading loads of stuff ab how they’re harmless, I was ok with it chilling on the wall far away from me. But when a second one flew in, I ran downstairs and here I am watching this vid replying to ur comment😂

[@larahforrest2430]

@@juliajulia3684 lmao I'd leave and never come back

[@timvanarsdel]

I once found one rolling on the ground because it was tangled up in spider silk and some kind of fluffy moss. I carefully extracted it, didn't break any legs or wings, and when it was free to fly off, it circled around my head three times and left. I honestly think it was grateful and thanking me in its simplistic bug ways, and that experience left me with the notion that insects are more cognizant than we give them credit for.

[@Elvyne]

I love stories like those

[@gbrdiana7323]

This is adorable

[@tristanmalone8601]

Dude he woulda flown around your head anyways. They are obnoxious.

[@randommemesweekly4417]

crane fly: im not a mosquito me: good, perhaps i'll spare your life

[@theturnedtable2605]

@Trey Stephens male mosquito lives matter*

[@theturnedtable2605]

@Trey Stephens maggots are gross

[@theturnedtable2605]

@Trey Stephens the only thing I can give house flies/horse flies are that they are the garbage men of nature, like vultures

[@theturnedtable2605]

@Trey Stephens something about flies, they’re just so gross. that sentence was subjective, but another reason is that they’re so dumb. They get into the house like magic but all of a sudden, they can’t find an exit. Buzz buzz buzz everywhere, had one land on me 4 times. oh yeah eating rotten flesh is disgusting but appreciated.

[@orionx79]

I swat first ask questions later, Until male mosquitos start wearing pants and lady mosquitos wear skirts im not checking whether i should swat. Hell any insect that lands on me besides a bee is likely to get swatted. Also there are tons of species of mosquitos most dont bite. Again im still not checking first. You gotta bee (pun intended) pretty obvious you are not a stinging insect for me not to react outta nature. I was only five when i was in a hornets nest. It took years for me not to swat at bees even.

[@OxzowachiAlt]

There is literally nothing that gives me a scare as much as one of these things flying in front of my face. Maybe one day Ill conquer my fear.

[@Madzuka]

I know they won't hurt me but I can't help but have a deep-seated phobia of these insects. Maybe it's because they DO look like giant mosquitos. Or how erratic they look while flying around. Ugh I HATE them 😭

[@AnimalFactFiles]

The way they fly is kind of otherworldly.

[@HK_Musician]

Agree. I hate them too, they gross

[@basillover32]

SAME OMG IF I SEE ONE I WILL MOVE TO ANTARTICA

[@beerman9807]

Well said , they can harm you by your brain fault lol making you run or swap and hit wall or something hard

[@sin8800]

You're definitely not the only one. I'm horrified of them.

[@ClipCrew]

Crane fly: I'm gonna lay my eggs on this vulnerability lawn, and then accidentally make my way into the house of the guy who is scared of everything that's smaller than him. Spiders: im not gonna go after the free food, but instead go into the house of the guy who is scared of everything that's smaller than him. Oh, but not at the same time as the crane flies. Because im not looking to eat them, only scare people.

[@GreatFrostHawk]

They may not be able to hurt me, but it doesn't stop me from being afraid of this dumb bugs. 😅

[@GreatFrostHawk]

@@domersgay28647 ... how?

[@justyouraveragenoob-_-1380]

Same

[@Zmarsh_]

Great Frost Hawk there’s one in my room now and I have my blanket over me trying not to let it get to me so I can find out what the fuck this thing is

[@miaafunderburk]

Jr Hendry frick there’s one in my living room I’m waiting for that thing to get off the ceiling so I can zap it

[@dobbledawg1693]

Great Frost Hawk there was one on my tv so I pulled out a water bottle and opened it and splashed it

[@tanyaerskine7657]

I had a friend who had a cat named Jimmy. Jimmy was a sweetheart, but about as sharp as a sock full of soup. We started calling crane flies "Jimmy-bugs" because they act so drunk all the time. It's been years, but I still call them Jimmy-bugs lol

[@AnimalFactFiles]

That's adorable. Jimmy sounds great 😻

[@Leon-Jordan]

Other than the legs, I think the main thing that really freaks me out is the sound of its wings vibrating loudly against a window or wall when it's flying. They give me goosebumps, man...

[@josac966]

same

[@dentyyt5316]

one landed behind me this morning i literally broke a table from getting up

[@arxzhh]

they may not harm you but they look so creepy

[@odessawales]

Just seen one humpimg.... I walked into a bathroom then I seen a damn mosquito humping on the door when I seen the door :(

[@joshuathomas3381]

Odenzie I just had one fly in front of my tv while I watch playing 2k in the dark at 2 am

[@froggy443]

Yesterday I walked into the bathroom and I saw one on the roof and i screamed

[@ocfaspotlight2070]

it always be in the bathrooms

[@daytonwhite9507]

Imagine my surprise when I slipped one under the microscope...

[@eggy337]

Bro one flew in my face once, and would not stop harassing me. Shit had me crying.😭

[@Seiferboi]

I find these in my house all the time. I try my best to catch them and release them outside. The same with cellar spiders, but for them I try to move them closer to the ceiling instead of outside.

[@MonteLeeMyPOV]

Thank you

[@sonjalewis3047]

@NOVADROME Try to be careful--their legs look so spindly and fragile!

[@CJCroen1393]

I've heard that it's actually not a good idea to release cellar spiders outside--they evolved to live in caves, and being sent outside can actually harm or kill them, due to the extreme shift in humidity and temperature. A good alternative would be to find a nice dark hollow place to put them, like a garage or a tool shed.

[@david95ms]

Me too, until one fat spiders starts releasing more mini spiders, the you burn every to ashes... It's easy to create a phobia after witnessing that once

[@ramonlujan2377]

@@CJCroen1393 he explained that for cellar spiders he moves them closer to the ceiling

[@Olive9961]

Me: sees the blood on my hands for murdering over dozens of crane flys as a little kid thinking they were mosquitos*

[@matijas7994]

I fear these bugs so much,i dont know why

[@matijas7994]

But i dont wanna hurt them tho,i just dont want them close to me

[@deez_nuts_77]

Matija S I feel you man, aside from those fluffy bumble bees and snails, they all just make me feel uneasy

[@matijas7994]

@@deez_nuts_77 well,actually i like most of insects exept for mosquitos,crane flies and aphids

[@shirubaseishin3065]

I used to be very afraid of them as a kid and smashed them against the wall when they came in my room because they looked like giant mosquitoes but after I learned they are actually harmless and quite stupid, I felt kinda bad for the way I mercilessly killed so many of them.

[@matijas7994]

@@shirubaseishin3065 i wasnt realy thinking that the way they look scares me, but i wouldnt want them dead

[@JeffthatFlyingShark]

I love these guys, they way they bounce around on walls looks like they're dancing. I was always very careful not to hurt them if I wanted to catch one and look at it.

[@leavemealone8850]

It’s nice to know that crane flies can’t hurt you Doesn’t help if you hate insects Like me

[@esdrascardona479]

They eat mosquitos!!

[@pamcakes2172]

Same

[@ktchii99]

@E.T. Emmanuel eww I hate them

[@SavageCXV]

i have entomaohobia

[@shirubaseishin3065]

They are an important part of the food chain. Killing them means that birds or other small animals wont be able to eat it.

[@triclon]

My late friend (RIP) was absolutely terrified of these things thinking they were huge mosquitos. He later consoled himself with the false knowledge that he thought they ATE mosquitos. Neither turned out to be true. Harmless things they are.

[@sergejkaschuba8933]

Thank you! I'm tired of singing the song of why crane flyes are harmless. Now I can point people to this video. :D

[@AnimalFactFiles]

#savethecranefly

[@AlwaysTuesday]

The issue at hand here isn't that they're harmless. I'm tired of people saying that you shouldn't be afraid because they don't hurt you. Don't you think I know that already? They're scary because of the way they fly. At least for me. I'm not afraid of spiders, but I am afraid of moths. I don't know if everyone is scared of them for my reasons, but telling me they're harmless doesn't do a damn thing for me Fuck Crane flies.

[@toomuchcats6686]

Why don’t you sing me a song so I don’t have PHOBIAS FOR THESE INSECTS BUMPING ON MY WALL if you do thank you but it won’t help because I will still have phobias Edit:it’s 1am I can’t sleep please send help

[@trellusg]

I am fan of crane flies -- they are clumsy fliers and if they get stuck in my house, I let them be or if possible, try to usher them out so they're not prey for my cat. Because they don't carry diseases, don't bite, and they aren't even "icky" to me visually, I do not fear them at all and find them fascinating and like to observe them, but mostly I root for them! :)

[@brainmeat2330]

I don’t hate these things because they look like mosquitoes. I hate them because of how they move and how big their legs are and how they flop around when they’re slamming into walls. Gives me the shivers

[@brittanylolol]

This! But I still don't kill them.

[@toomuchcats6686]

Same but I still get my mom to kill one

[@OxzowachiAlt]

and their legs fall off.... even worse

[@katyalupochev9589]

@@OxzowachiAlt dude YES! That’s one of the worst parts about them, the way their legs detach so easily. Sometimes they can hang from the ceiling, bearing their entire weight by the tip of one leg … other times a leg pops off if someone blinks too loudly in their vicinity

[@samanthag.6251]

They look like spiders, I hate those things

[@OneTrueMink]

I love crane flies. I always let them back out outside when they get into my room. Such cute little beans

[@yourmotherindisguise]

Their larvae hunt mosquito larvae! 🦟

[@Elvyne]

Yup they're so adorable! Helped one avoid death to my cat fangs

[@themasterofpotatoes9475]

Please teach me your ways

[@JackTheOfficeWorker]

True

[@savanna77]

It is 2 am and there is currently a big ass mosquito eater on my ceiling and I can not sleep until it’s dead but I also have a phobia of bugs so there’s that.

[@savanna77]

Update: I ended up growing a pair and killing it at 3:09 am. Clap for me

[@lucifexx]

Im proud of you

[@thesleeperofrlyeh9015]

"Skeeter eater"

[@necrobynerton7384]

entomophobia is a hell of a phobia Im terrified of even touching grass due to countless fucking painful bites from random ass insects And people wonder why I absolutely detest summer and always avoid wearing short clothing. I am traumatized.

[@NagoBust]

@@necrobynerton7384 i only have a phobia of flying bugs thats why i cant keep ants cuase i would go mad during mating flights

[@user-ni7ui1nk8p]

I know they can’t hurt me. They just look horrifying. I’m happy they can’t fly well though. I shiver at the sight of them though.

[@zwkor7301]

i hate how they look.. i’ve been scared of them as a kid and now i still am, they chase me for some reason

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Maybe they just wanna give you a hug.

[@JackTheOfficeWorker]

​@@AnimalFactFilesThat happened to me before 😅

[@hapahapahappy]

I used to hate these things and would always kill them on the spot because of how much they creeped me out. After realizing they're gentle giants now, I've grown to like them a lot more and they're one of my favorite insects now.

[@bboychen4233]

Just now I killed a crane fly thinking it as mosquito Now I know there's a thing like this R. I. P Crane ❤

[@a-bird-lover]

I love these guys!! They're so goofy flying around, I always try to let them go outside :) Idk how people are scared of them

[@haris_akhtar]

i legit have the biggest fear of these guys, every summer they come in my room then im like gtfo

[@anyascelticcreations]

This is the only fact that I can ever remember my mum getting wrong. She said they are male mosquitos. But considering she turned out to be right about everything else she told me, I think she did pretty well. Thanks Mum. 💖

[@mineduck3050]

I also believed this.

[@shameless2877]

Looks like we got the same mum ! Identical story.

[@anyascelticcreations]

@@shameless2877 Sweet.

[@alextdaw]

Same

[@valentine641]

I'M SCREAMING THERE'S ONE IN MY ROOM PLEASE THIS ISN'T A JOKE I NEED *_H eL P_* (Edit): It was a moth. I feel kinda dumb now.

[@robynyoumans2366]

Bahhhahhahaha 😂

[@RENZEENO]

That's even worse dafuq lol

[@Yzvf]

Thats worse 💀

[@kirstinhunter2410]

That’s the biggest relief when it is a moth 😂😅

[@Elvyne]

_wheeze_

[@tonypepperoni3157]

I have an irrational fear of any bugs even lady bugs. This channel is great in helping me disarm that fear as a grown adult lmfao Legit love this channel it’s so cool

[@AnimalFactFiles]

So glad we can help!

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

Crane Fly: I am not Mosquito ! Harvestmen: I am not Spider nor even Insect ! Cellar Spider: I am a Spider, But everyone confuse Me with Harvestmen *And All of them are Daddy Long Legs*

[@jadedj5385]

For not having a tremendous appetite they do a fine job of drifting near me when I have food out and they think I'm not paying attention to them

[@martinmadrazo6189]

Me: Aw, they are not so bad after all... Also me: *Kills on sight*

[@boarbot7829]

Why do you murder harmless insects? It’s seems so cruel, we should have respect for all life 😞😔

[@aryyancarman705]

@@boarbot7829 yess No sparin for mosquitoes tho👿👿

[@boarbot7829]

@@aryyancarman705 ye mosquitoes can die.

[@shadowbonbon3]

I still don’t get why everyone hates mosquitoes

[@unlimitedduckgamer]

I was never scared of these little dudes, but there was one time where one freaked me out so i ended up accidentally squishing it. I felt terrible after doing that and since then never again have i squished one.

[@proikr]

I have one in my room I’m scared af and paranoid

[@urmomgay5594]

1 flew my face and I screamed so loud

[@MonteLeeMyPOV]

Lol

[@MonteLeeMyPOV]

You can hold them in your hand. They're harmless

[@barrycuda6866]

I’m literally downstairs and one is in my bathroom 🥺 I have to pee

[@GigaChadicusMaximus]

Aliens Manager: Sooo what info do we have on humans? Alien no.1: This is one if their biggest fears! (Spider) Alien Manager: Ok acceptable Alien no.2: I found that humans are afraid of this (Crane Fly) Alien Manager: So ur saying that even though humans can insta kill any of these things and are like 1000 times their size, they don't bite Or Sting or eat anything. They still are afraid of these? Alien no.2: *Yes*

[@theultimatehunt]

These flying in my face all the time.

[@Hisalt32]

Same they literally give you a heart attack non stop like they literally go on you head on purpose to give us heart attacks non stop

[@Malignant_59]

I'm scared to go back into my room, there was about 5 of them flying at me

[@Mirシ-l1j]

Any one watching this because they’re looking at one right now?

[@l.ingram14]

I lost one in my room -

[@maggiem2394]

Alizrya hope you survive

[@Cedesthegemini]

I stepped on it by accident :/

[@UltimatBlitz]

Look, I logically know it can't hurt me, but when it flies right in my face I can't help but freak out.

[@hollysheehan9996]

Me just on my phone, next minute this thing flies by and I get a heart attack. Then the crane fly crashes into the wall, I laugh, but then say "it wont harm, it wont harm", the fly moves, I scream 😂😂

[@Hisalt32]

Their dangerous because they Constantly give you a heart attack

[@robertnussberger2028]

I used to call them goofy mosquitos because they can't fly straight, and fly slow.

[@zebraneighbor6383]

I learned about crane flies when I was a kid because I was visiting a family member and a really big crane fly got inside the house. I opened the door and it came flying straight at me. The next day I went to the park district and asked if they could identify an insect that I described as looking like "a daddy long legs with wings."

[@pookiewood]

I say Crane Flies are better than ground hogs at predicting Spring. When you see one you are usually in for spring weather. I love seeing them as a Spring/Summer guy. ❤️

[@fxsupermaster]

they scare me though even if they're not mosquitoes They scare me because of how they look

[@sushirocks6875]

Same

[@josac966]

same

[@4xiNick]

They are scary but when I heard this fact I’m still scared

[@Yaboingus]

That reminds me of one time when i was on school studying until we spotted a crane fly just chillin, and our teacher told us to say "mmmmmmm" as loud as possible just to kill off the fly. And for 30 seconds the classroom was more like a microwave.

[@sonjalewis3047]

This insect would be so stinkin' easy for EVERY teacher to learn to I.D.!

[@AdawaShiwani]

This also reminds me of a time where I made a group where we killed innocent crane flies thinking they were mosquitoes. Now we barely see crane flies on the wall because there's so many dismantled corpses of them. I honestly kind of feel bad

[@theworthysoul]

@@AdawaShiwani people at our school were killing them while mating. Horrible :(.

[@AdawaShiwani]

@@theworthysoul And i thought i was brutal.. Damn the ones me and my group killed were single.

[@joshjosh5573]

I understand they’re harmless but like the other comments said it’s the flying around & the look of them that petrifies me especially when they’re just sitting on the wall and then all of the sudden they start flying towards you

[@jcloud96]

2:05 They LOVE wet places 😀

[@cjmarsh504]

Clapping then cheeks

[@RoflixTV]

all i see craneflies do is bounce off walls crazily

[@thatsmobin1202]

I still might freak out if I see one again

[@nancysherburne7445]

I must be the odd man out because I love crane flies. I only saw them for the first time in my apartment I think three years ago. It was during the spring in Tucson and I saw one fly near the clip-on lamp by my computer. It was soon joined by several more and made for an enchanting sight. Their flight seemed magical although I can't remember why. I do remember seeing quite a few hanging around the lamp, then suddenly I couldn't see any until I looked up at the ceiling and found it covered with them. I had a really good time admiring them until, one by one, they left until there were none left. I have enjoyed them since but nowhere near as many as that wonderful spring.

[@little1942]

Interesting! I’m definitely learning some new things here. Thanks for giving us a better understanding of the world we live in. I can’t wait to see what else I don’t know.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@theseventhgeneration6910]

In south Texas, these little critters are everywhere. Since the 80s, I've always called them mosquito hawks. I was always perplexed at this name as they don't appear at all predatory. They're so delicate, I just couldn't imagine them attacking anything. Today, I finally learned what they are actually called. "Crane Flies". Hmm, makes sense. I've handled more than I can count. I've encountered small swarms of them. Not once have I been bitten, stung or even scratched. They're just too delicate. I've entertained quite a few cats, dogs and lizards with these unique creatures. You can always find a few hovering around an outdoor light fixture in the summertime. Our geckos and anoles are quick to make an easy meal from them. Watching them fly looks like an exercise in chaos. Those long legs throw them off balance very easily. You NEVER see one flying in a straight line. It looks more like dancing. When they perch on something, they spread their legs out in a very symmetrical pattern, likely to keep from being blown away by the wind. If you manage to catch one without breaking one of it's fragile legs or delicate wings and set it free, you've earned some serious karma points in my opinion.

[@driftyklorn4685]

I was peacefully watching GeorgeNotFounds stream and then one of these showed up and I thought “It looks like a spider or a moth or a wasp combined” and a second one came in and thunder went on so I screamed a little and ran in my living room like “I am not dealing with this 3 in the morning”

[@AdawaShiwani]

Similar story happened with me where 2 of them probably mating came into my room. I thought they were mosquitos coming for me so I ran downstairs and hopped they'd be gone by the morning which they were.

[@hydrocheese4122]

“Crane flies love wet places” shows a clip of two crane flies smashing lmao I see what you did there

[@AnimalFactFiles]

😏

[@shiro1764]

I have one in my room and I hope it flies into a spider web or gets eaten by my cat

[@layali654]

My cat is very skillful in killing each one of them with one blow from her paw, then she leaves them dead and walks away.

[@Sanquezo]

You live outside or what lol clean yo house jp

[@dachshund_gaming]

Sancheezy 831 this dude forgot that windows can open

[@mcppchickensandwich9612]

one is in my room right now, im too scared to kill it

[@asakfs2791]

@@dachshund_gaming yeah sure leave the window open for more of them and I am saying it sarcastically because literally that is what I did and after 10 minutes of leaving the window open I go to check and there were 3 of them inside :v

[@hawke1800]

whenever i see these things they make me sweat in fear, ive deadass slept on my couch with towels under my door so that a crane fly in my room would die. and i could enter again. i slept on the couch for almost two weeks bc of this. idk why i hate them so much they just scare the shit out of me

[@Lucky-xb8vr]

I hope that I have 3 crane flies in my room right now and not misquotes

[@MrDaraghkinch]

I will forever feel guilty about pulling off their legs when I was a child.

[@whenu8688]

I have a phobia, and currently there are two on my walls in the middle of the night...send help. What should I do? Would they crawl on me in my sleep?

[@RENZEENO]

It's gonna eat u

[@toomuchcats6686]

That’s not true send your mom or ur mum in if u don’t have any or their are not there move out and rent a new house Edit:just get some bug spray if you have phobia or just let it crawl on you if your to genrous

[@RottenCabbage]

In the UK we call em daddy long legs, we also have the daddy long legs spider. The spider no one knows the name of it, so just gets called 'that one with the fat body and the long legs'.

[@gerardallen3438]

damn now i feel bad, rip to the few that came into my house

[@alyssabullock6421]

I love how derpy they are, they bump into everything lol

[@helenashley8642]

Me and my friends saved 7 crane flies stuck in a spider web so I’m just checking what they are I thought they were daddy long legs but with wings

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Wow! That's a lot! I've heard them called daddy long legs before, as well.

[@MonteLeeMyPOV]

You hurt the spider though

[@EMPtaticz]

now that poor spider can't support his family :^(

[@RENZEENO]

Damn 7? thats literally like someone robbing you the day you win the lottery loool

[@HXNTERCL1PS]

Same

[@lavenna522]

When I was a kid I literally thought they where flying spiders or huge mosquitoes lmao

[@AlwaysTuesday]

one day I opened a window in my room, and a couple of these things decided my room was the greatest place ever. now these things terrorize me as I try to sleep, forever throwing themselves at my wall, mocking me. send help Edit: my sister killed them. I feel kinda bad about it but they're the only bugs that scare me.

[@Lee-ji5pv]

skyler thegalaxycat dont kill them :(

[@hbt029]

Andres _i totally did not just-_

[@Tom_Cruise_Missile]

Rational brain says the fly can't hurt you. Monke brain say PANIC.

[@noclip5974]

I found one of these guys with 2 legs missing and his wing was chipped I tried to put him down in the most humane way possible th en I buried him because I like them

[@HonderdtachtigCC]

why u didnt eat it i heard they are yummy hmmm

[@punkybetta]

Everyone chillin until mosquitos appear Crane fly/skeeter eater: DIE MOSQUITO

[@williamdavies1705]

They r all around my school on the windows

[@ktchii99]

OMG THEY ARE EVERYWHERE AT MY SCHOOL

[@dfazo6186]

Not going to lie I learned a lot from this video about crane flies and how harmless they are but it’s still on sight if the come in my house

[@injunsun]

Thank you for this. So many humans needlessly kill innocent insects and other arthropods out of ignorance, fearful of genuine harm from those capable of harming us via deseases or venom. As a Vegan, I struggle sometimes, but try to always err on the side of caution, for the critters.

[@wilkywilky7814]

They are very common here in the UK in late summer, and most people call them “Daddy Long legs” completely harmless their larvae is called “leather jacket “ and when they emerge as a fly, there only purpose is to mate, they fall prey to many insects, spiders and birds, so they are a very important food source in the ecosystem, when I was a kid I used to catch them and feed them to my pet gerbils, it brings out their wild instincts, drop a crane fly into the gerbil cage and the second the gerbil hears it flying they go so fast to catch it, a lot of fun to watch.

[@Jenuin]

WoW so being told it’s a mosquito eater was wrong…. I was told that I was a kid and as an adult I still believed it up until this moment… thank you

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Glad you learned something new!

[@st.charlesstreet9876]

Thank you very much for the knowledge and information 😁

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@aetherslugstar1889]

God I hate these things. I want to plant carnivorous plants just to kill these things. They're so creepy and we have thousands of them in Mississippi. I have a pond behind my house where these flying spider looking mofo's breed. Just wanna get some pitch plants and sundews to eat them all.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Sounds like your plants would be well fed. ;)

[@facelessfigure7985]

Mosquito: Wh-what are you?! Crane fly: _I'm you, but better._

[@amira-wt4kq]

haha i just killed one

[@arxzhh]

Nice, burn it

[@amira-wt4kq]

Crumpets i threw it out of the window 😂

[@MonteLeeMyPOV]

Ignorant

[@ryandiggs750]

Damn

[@aurorarose7494]

I hate it here .. WHY THE FUCK YALL EVEN TRYNA EDUCATE YOURSELF ??? still gonna call them mosquito eaters and comment your murders .. I. Hate. It. Here. :(

[@angryboi595]

I don’t get the logic of some people, if it ain’t hurting me or bothering me, why should I kill it, for being skinny and having multiple legs? This is like racism on a whole new level

[@IAmBuddythedecibwave]

I love these things. We have phantom crane flies where I live, and finding them in the wild is so hard because they're practically invisible.

[@UncommonAlly]

"they cant harm you!" *aint gunna stop me from crying like a baby*

[@julianbranden5147]

The sad thing is that they are probebly more scared of us

[@DoctorWhoXIII]

I just love how those things are always hitting a wall for hours, they are adorably dumb

[@DonFatherTrump]

Any bug that enters my house asks for death.

[@propanesalesman660]

Fax

[@drazach_7819]

Just saw one of those sitting on my Monitor, freaked the heck out.

[@Pug46YT]

I’m Michigan everyone knows them as mosquito eaters and we all know they’re not mosquitoes and they don’t bite

[@ga.messenger7897]

You get a thumbs up pretty awesome 👍

[@z42O]

I liked them because I thought they hunted mosquitoes lol 🤣

[@xxoctixx]

I saw something similar to that but with smaller wings and smaller tail, and it was the size of my hand (contemplated burning my house down)