Alex Hyde / Crane fly / Daddy long legs (Tipula paludosa) female covered in morning dew. Peak DIstrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September. Winner of the Hidden Britain Category of the BWPA Awards 2015.

Stephen Dalton / Harvestman (Opiliones) on Foxglove (Digitalis sp) flower. UK

Nick Upton / Male Common European Crane fly / Daddy long legs (Tipula paludosa) recently emerged and resting on Goose grass / Cleavers (Galium aparine) by a pond, Suffolk, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Rook (Corvus frugilegus) with leatherjacket (Tipulidae) extracted from the ground by probing coastal grassland with its beak, Cornwall, UK, April.

Nigel Cattlin / Marsh crane fly (Tipula oleracea) larva / leatherjacket attacking cereal plant, Wheat (Triticum aestivum), at soil level.

Nick Upton / Longbodied cellar spider / Daddly longlegs spider (Pholcus phalangioides) hanging on its web in an outhouse and feeding on a House spider (Tegenaria sp.) it has killed and wrapped in silk, Somerset, U...

Nick Upton / Juvenile Longbodied cellar spider / Daddly longlegs spider (Pholcus phalangioides) on its web in a house porch, Wiltshire, UK, September.

Jan Hamrsky / Crane fly larva (Tipula sp.), Europe, November, controlled conditions

Jan Hamrsky / Crane fly larva (Tipula sp.), Europe, November, controlled conditions

Jan Hamrsky / Crane fly larva (Tipula sp.), Europe, November, controlled conditions

Jan Hamrsky / Crane fly larva (Tipula sp.), Europe, November, controlled conditions

Jan Hamrsky / Crane fly larva (Tipula sp.), Europe, November, controlled conditions

Nick Upton / Common European crane fly / Daddy long legs (Tipula paludosa) recently emerged female resting on grass, Wiltshire, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Common European crane fly / Daddy long legs (Tipula paludosa) recently emerged female resting on grass, Wiltshire, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Common European crane fly / Daddy long legs (Tipula paludosa) portrait, recently emerged, resting on grass, Wiltshire, UK, September.

Will Watson / Cranefly (Ctenophora pectincornis) on Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), ancient semi-natural woodland, Herefordshire Plateau, England.

Philippe Clement / Longbodied cellar spider / skull spider (Pholcus phalangioides) female with spiderlings crawling on white wall, Belgium, August

Paul Bertner / Harvestman (Sandokanidae) pair fighting, Mount Isarog National Park, Philippines

Paul Bertner / Giant Crab Spider (Sparassidae) with harvestman prey, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Paul Bertner / Harvestman (Cosmetidae), photographed under UV light, Leticia, Amazon, Colombia

Paul Bertner / Harvestman (Opiliones), Mount Isarog National Park, Philippines

Paul Bertner / Harvestman, Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

Paul Bertner / Harvestman, Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

Ingo Arndt / Crane fly (Tipulidae) on Bamboo stem (Phyllostachys heterocycla), Shunan Bamboo Sea, Shunan Zhuhai National Park, Sichuan, China

James Dunbar / Garden spider (Araneus) killing a Crane fly (Tipulidae) caught in its web, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Garden spider (Araneus) feeding on a Crane fly (Tipulidae) caught in its web, England, UK, September.

Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub with Crane fly (Tipula) on its head, Vosges, France, May.

Ingo Arndt / Daddy longlegs spider {Pholcus phalangioides} Germany

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Crane fly (Ctenophora ornata), Mechtersheim, Pfalz, Germany. July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Crane fly (Ctenophora ornata), Mechtersheim, Pfalz, Germany. July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Rod Williams / Craneflies (Tipula vernalis) mating pair, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK May

Rod Williams / Spotted cranefly (Nephrotoma appendiculata) warming up on a path, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK. September

Rod Williams / Cranefly (Tipula paludosa) female, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London. May.

Rod Williams / Cranefly (Tipula paludosa) female, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK September

Alex Mustard / Amphipod travelling on sea gooseberry (Ctenophora) Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. North East Pacific Ocean.

Pal Hermansen / Collection of flying insects, including many moths, killed by accident during summer months when attracted to a lamp, Norway. Close-up Photographer of the Year 03 (2021) competition - Overall winne...

MYN / Niall Benvie / Cranefly (Tipulidae) Scotland, UK, June.

Bernard Castelein / Craneflies (Tipula speceis) mating, Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium, May.

Chien Lee / Harvestman, Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Harvestman with trap-like pedipalps, Danum Valley Field Center, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

David Kjaer / Crane-fly (Tipula oleracea) on leaf, Wiltshire, UK, September.

MYN / Marc Pihet / Cranefly (Tipula sp), Maine-et-Loire, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / Cranefly (Tipula sp), Maine-et-Loire, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

Stephen Dalton / Cranefly or daddy-long-legs (Tipula) female in flight against white background, Sussex, England, UK. September.

Stephen Dalton / Daddy-long-legs-spider (Pholcus phalangioides) feeding on harvestman. Sussex, England, UK. July.

Stephen Dalton / Daddy-long-legs spider (Pholcus phalangioides) with prey, a large housespider, Sussex, England, UK. July.

Stephen Dalton / Cranefly (Tipula) in flight. Sussex, England, UK. September.

Rod Williams / Crane-fly (Tipula paludosa), Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, UK, September.

Kim Taylor / Cranefly (Nephrotoma crocata) female. Surrey, England, May.

Rod Williams / Spotted Crane-flies (Nephrotoma appendiculata) mating pair Ladywell Fields, Lewisham, London, England, UK. May

James Christensen / Wandering Spider (Cupiennius sp) female feeding on Harvestman (Ventrivomer sp) male, Mindo, Ecuador

MYN / Marco Salemi / Crane fly larva (Tipula sp) Lombardy, Italy, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

John Abbott / Giant Crane Fly (Holorusia hespera) male, Antelope Springs, Inyo County, California, USA, June.

John Abbott / Crane Fly (Tipula texanus) male, Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.

Markus Varesvuo / Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) feeding on a cranefly, Hanko Finland October

Nick Upton / Common / Eurasian crane chick (Grus grus) aged two days, swallowing a Leatherjacket (Tipulidae) given to it by its mother, 'Chris' age four years, released by the Great Crane Project, as father 'Monty...

Alex Hyde / Crane Fly / Daddy Long Legs (Tipula paludosa) female, resting on grass covered in morning dew. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September.

Alex Hyde / Cellar Spider / Daddy Longlegs (Pholcus phalangioides) in a house feeding on a House Spider (Tegenaria domestica) that it has caught. Derbyshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Cellar Spider / Daddy Longlegs (Pholcus phalangioides) feeding on a House Spider (Tegenaria domestica) that it has caught. Photographed in mobile field studio. Derbyshire, UK. October.

Stephen Dalton / Daddy long legs spider (Pholcidae) Sussex, England, UK, March.

Ernie Janes / Cranefly (Tipula paludosa) silhouetted on hazel leaf, Norfolk, UK, September.

Ernie Janes / Cranefly (Tipula paludosa) on seed head silhouetted against sun, Norfolk, UK, September.

Ernie Janes / Cranefly (Tipula paludosa) on seed head silhouetted against sun, Norfolk, UK, September.

Bernard Castelein / Daddy long legs flies (Tipulidae) mating, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium

MYN / ACREMAR / Cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides) Genova, Liguria, Italy. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Tim Hunt / Cranefly (Tipula paludosa) Barnt Green, Worcestershire, UK, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / Male Cranefly (Tipula sp.) clinging to a reed stem in a freshwater pond, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Kim Taylor / Tiger Cranefly (Nephrotoma flavescens) female. Surrey, England

Kim Taylor / Tiger Cranefly (Nephrotoma flavescens) showing haltere. Surrey, England

Rod Williams / Crane Fly (Tipula paludosa) male, Lewisham, London, August

Stephen Dalton / Daddy long legs spider (Pholcus phalangiodes) in typical stance in corner of ceiling with remnants of web around it, England, UK, May

Stephen Dalton / Daddy long legs (Pholcus phalangiodes) England, UK, January

MYN / Denis Palanque / Crane flies (Tipula sp) mating, grassland, Montcarra, Rhones-Alpes, France, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

Simon Colmer / Leatherjacket, a larva of cranefly (Tipula) a common lawn pest, UK

Simon Colmer / Leatherjacket, a larva of cranefly (Tipula) a common lawn pest, UK

Simon Colmer / Leatherjacket, a larva of cranefly (Tipula) a common lawn pest, UK

MYN / John Tiddy / Red Daddy Long Legs orchid (Caladenia filamentosa) close up of flower head, Victoria, Australia, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / John Tiddy / Red Daddy Long Legs orchid (Caladenia filamentosa) Victoria, Australia, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / John Tiddy / Red Daddy Long Legs orchid (Caladenia filamentosa) Victoria, Australia, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / John Tiddy / Red Daddy Long Legs orchid (Caladenia filamentosa) Victoria, Australia, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

Piotr Naskrecki / Harvestman (Opiliones), La Selva Biological Research Station, Heredia, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Harvestman (Opiliones), La Selva Biological Research Station, Heredia, Costa Rica

Nick Upton / A large, colourful Crane fly (Ctenophora pectinicornis) sunbasking on a leaf. Wiltshire garden, UK, June

Nick Upton / A large, colourful Crane fly (Ctenophora pectinicornis) sunbasking on a leaf. Wiltshire garden, UK, June

Bernard Castelein / Crane fly (Ctenophora atrata) at rest on stem of grass, Brasschaat, Belgium, May

Bernard Castelein / Daddy long-legs (Tipula species) covered in dew, Brasschaat, Belgium, April

Edwin Giesbers / Crane flies (Tipula sp) in flight, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Upton / Cranefly (Tipula sp.) resting on house wall. Wiltshire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Pair of Craneflies (Tipula lateralis) mating. Wiltshire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Pair of Craneflies (Tipula lateralis) mating. Wiltshire, UK, April.

Stephen Dalton / Crane fly (Tipula sp) showing halteres, UK

Ingo Arndt / Harvestman (Leiobunum sp) mass, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Harvestman (Leiobunum sp) group, an introduced and invasive species, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Harvestman (Leiobunum sp) group, an introduced and invasive species, Germany

Stephen Dalton / Daddy long legs spider {Pholcus phalangioides} with egg-sac, walking upside-down on ceiling, UK, Pholcidae

Stephen Dalton / Daddy long legs spider (Pholcus phalangioides) on web with egg sac, UK, Pholcidae