In Korea I spent a lot of time photographing critters of all sorts. People most likely thought, I lost it. But it’s fun. I never got around to ID them fellows though. Now I’m slowly plowing through my archives and digging out old photos. (I know, I keep mentioning it, but it’s mainly thanks to Project Noah – if you are there, add me, I love new friends there 
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This fellow is a Crane fly. Thanks to wiki I now know that the Crane Fly family (Tipulidae) is pretty big, with at least 4256 species described. I like to nail IDs down to the subspecies, but I think, in some cases I’ll just be happy to have the family – for now
The adults are very slender, long-legged flies that may vary in length from 2–60 millimetres (0.079–2.4 in) (tropical species may exceed 100 millimetres or 3.9 inches). The larva of the European Crane Fly is commonly known as a leatherjacket. These larvae can cause damage to lawns by feeding on the roots of grass plants.
In appearance crane flies seem long and gangly, with very long legs, and a long slender abdomen. The wings are often held out when at rest.
Waegwan, Chilgok, South Korea – 2005
Casio EX-P505
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