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> Thats a new one for me.
She means what we used to call a "mosquito hawk."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly
CatNipped - 16 Feb 2008 19:30 GMT
>>>I only caught the tail end of this action when they were getting tired
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly
Yep. Apparently we were mis-naming them in New Orleans.
Hugs,
CatNipped
CatNipped - 16 Feb 2008 19:34 GMT
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly
It's interesting too that this article says that's what they're called in
Ireland - a lot of people in New Orleans are of Irish descent, myself
included.
Hugs,
CatNipped