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Old 10-02-2018, 05:47 PM   #1
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Help me identify this insect

Never seen one of these, anyone know what it is, I placed a quarter for perpective
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Old 10-02-2018, 06:07 PM   #2
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I think its a crane fly Jim
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Old 10-02-2018, 06:22 PM   #3
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Well if it is a crane fly, it must have hatched near TMI, look at it's size .....compared to this one
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Old 10-02-2018, 06:24 PM   #4
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It is probably 3 times the size it is supposed to be....TMI is Three Mile Island over on the river, about 15 miles away. It was the site of a meltdown in the 70's
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Old 10-02-2018, 06:26 PM   #5
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Giant crane fly.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/845452
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Old 10-02-2018, 06:53 PM   #6
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I think we have a winner, thank you both for your help
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