Crane flies catching eyes as weather changes

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — They aren't there to eat up your mosquitoes.

They're not there to nibble on you, either.

Crane fly populations are increasing in North Carolina with the wet and warm weather providing premium breeding conditions, and many viewers are asking just what these giant, spindly, mosquito-looking creatures are all about.

Chris Moore, at Killingsworth Environmental, said calls about the bugs are increasing as well.

“It’s one of the main calls we’ve been receiving,” he said. “A lot of people (are) concerned about what they’re seeing. They think it’s a large mosquito.”

Watch the video above as meteorologist John Ahrens clips the wings of some of the rumors about these insects.

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