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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges (Sciaroidea) » Dark-winged Fungus Gnats (Sciaridae)
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crane fly? - male
Copyright © 2019 sam ekker

crane fly? - Male
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
March 25, 2019
I learned after down loading the pictures, that (I believe) this guy is herding some VERY small orange critters. You can see one in the lower right corner (It is going to be hard to get pictures) of the side view with the tag alone. Is that a Mite on this guy?

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crane fly? crane fly? - male crane fly? - male
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Contributed by sam ekker on 25 March, 2019 - 3:24pm
Last updated 25 March, 2019 - 4:55pm

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… John F. Carr, 25 March, 2019 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

Dark-winged fungus gnat?
Yep, that looks to be a mite. I'm not sure about the other small arthropods, maybe springtails or thrips.
… Benjamin Davidson, 25 March, 2019 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks Benjamin
From what I could tell there is no way to confirm ID on this one?
Sam
… sam ekker, 25 March, 2019 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

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