What is Crane fly?
{{Automatic taxobox | image = Tipulidae April 2008-2.jpg | image_caption = ''[[Nephrotoma appendiculata]]'' (spotted crane fly) | image2 = Tipula leatherjacket Emelt.jpg | image2_caption = ''[[Tipula]]'' sp. larva | taxon = Tipulidae | fossil_range = {{Fossilrange|Barremian|Present}} | authority = [[Pierre André Latreille|Latreille]], 1802 | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = See text }} '''Crane flies''' are [[flies]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] '''Tipulidae'''. They are [[insect]]s. Crane flies look similar to large [[mosquito]]es but, unlike mosquitoes, crane flies do not bite people or animals. Crane flies occasionally eat nectar. They are also known as daddy longlegs around the world. The term 'daddy-long-legs' is also given to [[arachnids]] of the order Opiliones or the family Pholcidae. The larvae of crane flies are known commonly as leatherjackets.<ref>Watson L. & M.J. Dallwitz. 2003 onwards. Tipulidae. British Insects: the families of Diptera. [https://www.delta-intkey.com/britin/dip/www/tipulida.htm]</ref> There are about 15,000 different [[species]] and 525 [[genera]] of crane flies. This means that the Tipulidae (crane flies) are the largest group of flies. Most crane fly species (75%) were found by [[Charles P. Alexander]]. The adult only lives to mate and lay eggs: 10 to 15 days is all.<ref>Carnegie Museum of Natural History: The crane flies of Pennsylvania. [http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/cranefly/introduction.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709155220/http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/cranefly/introduction.htm |date=2017-07-09 }}</ref> In some species the adult does not eat at all. == Larvae == Most of the crane fly's life is spent as a [[larva]]. Crane fly larvae are called '''leatherjackets''' or 'leatherjacket slugs' because of the way they move and eat roots (such as those of [[sod|grass]] in lawns) and other vegetation. Some leatherjackets are [[aquatic]]. Leatherjackets can cause damage to plants. Because