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What insect is this on my conifer?

deadendwaterfalldeadendwaterfall Posts: 70
in Wildlife gardening
Whatever it is, is it a bad thing for my conifer? 


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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Daddy long legs ?
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/66775671
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Adults and larvae are an invaluable  food resource for wild  birds. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    It’s a daddy long legs . Don’t say you’ve never seen one of those ? Harmless but a bit annoying.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Crane Fly,  the only creature I can’t bear,   I have to get OH to remove them. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Not entirely harmless - the grubs/larvae are a problem in many areas due to their grazing on grass roots. However, it's only people who are overly fussy about their lawns who get their pants in a knot when crows etc dig them out! I just see them as good bird food, as already said.
    We don't get too bothered by them in lawns. Many don't make it through winter. 
    Common everywhere though. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I hate the way they float near your hair
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BluejaywayBluejayway Posts: 392
    I'm with you there @Lyn.  They terrify me :#
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I don't like daddy long legs either. It's completely irrational and funnily enough I don't mind spiders, even the spindly leggy ones that look a bit similar. I think it's the fluttering. Fortunately one of our cats tries to catch any that come in the house, and usually succeeds (my hero!).
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • deadendwaterfalldeadendwaterfall Posts: 70
    Bluejayway said:
    I'm with you there @Lyn.  They terrify me :#
    They don't terrify me. 
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    It definitely won't harm your conifer.   :)
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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