al wrote:
:: "Phil L" wrote in message
:: .. .
::: I meant to say the pointed ones are actually females, it's her
::: 'thing'...she
::: lays eggs from it!
:::
::: The adults do not eat anything but their larvae do, mostly
::: vegetation in the
::: soil.
:::
::
:: Any idea why there's so damn many of them this year? Is it just
:: me or is it a widespread thing? I came in late tonight and about
:: 6 of them got in the front door with me!!

We get them from time to time but it's a bit cold where I am and we've not
had the windows open on an evening now for about a month...now is their
favourite time of year, maybe breeding/egglaying season?
They adore grass, especially long grass so if you have a lot of that near
you, you're more at risk of being troubled by them.
They are harmless, cannot bite nor sting, nor pass on any nasty diseases...I
think they go towards the light to find a mate? - I don't know...we don't
see a lot of them here, we seem to get more moths than craneflies on summer
nights.