the calvert site...needs some infos

[Ketil Svendsen]

Seems to be a "daddy longlegs" :-)

Encyclopedia.com

crane fly crane fly,true flyresembling a mosquito, often called daddy longlegs because of its six long, delicate legs. (The harvestman, also called daddy longlegs, belongs to an
unrelated order.) Most species of crane flies have a single pair of wings and slender bodies. They feed upon plant substances and frequent damp places ...

Merriam Webster:

Main Entry: crane fly Function: noun Date: 1658
: any of a family (Tipulidae) of long-legged slender dipteran flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite

best regards,
Ketil Svendsen,
Norway

ps. happy to hear your site'll be back online!


> > can anyone help me out on this: there's a song and a poem by Calvert called "Crane Fly" -
> but...what's a "Crane Fly" an insect, a construction machine...a mixture of both - my dictionaries won't help...