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

Jose B. Ruiz / Crane fly {Tipula sp.} hanging off blade of grass, Los barruecos NP, Malpartida de Caceres, Extremadura, Spain

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.

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.

Paul Bertner / Crane Fly (Tipulidae), wasp mimic, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

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 / Crane Fly (Tipula sp.) sitting on branch covered with dew, 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.

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 / 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

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.

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.

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 / 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

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

Nature Production / Crane fly (Holorusia mikado) Japan

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

Stephen Dalton / Cranefly (Tipula sp) on buttercups in meadow, UK

Nick Upton / Female Tiger cranefly (Nephrotoma flavescens) feeding on flowers of Common hogweed / Cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium) Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Female Tiger cranefly (Nephrotoma flavescens) feeding on flowers of Common hogweed / Cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium). Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Female Tiger cranefly (Nephrotoma flavescens) feeding on flowers of Common hogweed / Cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium). Wiltshire, UK, June.

Stephen Dalton / Giant cranefly (Tipula maxima) on grass, UK

Stephen Dalton / Crane fly (Tipula sp) female in flight at night, UK

Laurie Campbell / Mountain Crane-fly (Tipula sp) Cairngorms, Scotland, June

Bernard Castelein / Cranefly (Tipula sp) Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Crane fly / Daddy long legs (Tipula sp) Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008

Tim Laman / Crane fly (Tipulidae) ovipositing in the water in a Heliconia flower. Piedras Blancas National Park, Esquinas Rainforest Lodge, Costa Rica.

Jim Hallett / Giant crane fly {Tipula maxima} in grass, Bristol, UK

Kim Taylor / Comb-horn Cranefly (Ctenophora flaveolata) male, captive, UK.

Kim Taylor / Cranefly (Tipulidae) mating pair. Surrey, UK

Kim Taylor / Crane Fly (Tipula paludosa) female amongst grass. UK

Thomas Marent / Giant Crane Fly (Tipula maxima) covered with dew, Switzerland

Elliott Bignell / Craneflies {Tipula sp} mating, Germany.

Duncan Mcewan / Leatherjacket, larva of Cranefly (Tipula sp) Scotland, UK

Simon Colmer / Crane-fly larva or Leatherjacket (Tipula sp.) Dorset UK

Michael Durham / Crane Fly (Tipula sp) flying at night, temperate coastal rainforest, Oregon

Kim Taylor / Crane Fly {Tipula paludosa} pupa working its way out of the ground prior to emergence of adult, Europe.

Kim Taylor / Crane fly {Tipulidae} on stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) UK.

Kim Taylor / Crane flies {Tipulidae} mating. UK.

Kim Taylor / Crane Fly (Tipula paludosa) female, UK. Captive.

Jim Hallett / Giant crane fly (Tipula maxima) in grass. England, UK, Europe

Geoff Simpson / Giant crane fly on leaf {Tipula maxima} Derbyshire, UK

Michael Durham / Crane fly {Tipula sp} flying at night, note one leg missing, Oregon, USA

Elliott Bignell / Crane flies (Tipula sp.) mating on leaf. Osnabruck, Germany, Europe

Rod Williams / Tiger Crane-fly (Tipula vitata) Ladywell Fields, Lewisham, England, UK, May.

Premaphotos / Meadow brown-edged tipula crane fly (Tipula paludosa) in typical resting pose showing its halteres, UK

Premaphotos / Common orange tipula crane fly (Tipula lunata) showing the halteres, UK