Nigel Cattlin / Crane fly (Tipula oleracea) adult on meadow grass during a hatching cycle, Devon, England, UK, June

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

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

Graham Eaton / Daddy long legs / Cranefly (Tipula oleracea) mating, UK

Graham Eaton / Daddy long legs / Cranefly (Tipula oleracea) emerging from chrysalis in the ground, UK

Graham Eaton / Daddy long legs / Cranefly (Tipula oleracea) emerging from chrysalis in the ground, UK

Graham Eaton / Daddy long legs / Cranefly (Tipula oleracea) emerging from chrysalis in the ground, UK

Bernard Castelein / Daddy long legs {Tipula oleracea} mating. Kalmthoutse Heide, Belgium (crane fly)

Niall Benvie / Daddy long legs / Craneflies {Tipula oleracea} pair mating, Belgium

Bernard Castelein / Daddy long legs / Cranefly (Tipula oleracea) covered in dew, Belgium

Bernard Castelein / Daddy long legs cranefly covered in dew drops, Belgium

Premaphotos / Marsh brown-edged tipula crane fly / Daddy longlegs (Tipula oleracea) leatherjacket larva, UK