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pachapapa

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Well I for one had to Goole what a 'Tipule' was.  So it's a Daddy Longlegs or Cranefly.

I think in themselves they are not too bad (apart from being a nuisance flying about) but its the larvae (leatherjackets) which damage plants by feeding on their roots.

Best get some chickens - they love 'em

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One and the same I think, Wools.

That indispensable organ Wikipedia says, on tipules:

"Il est fréquent d'en voir à la fin du printemps ou pendant l'été au Canada et en France. On voit la tipule au début de l'automne lorsqu'elle cherche à entrer dans les habitations pour se protéger des premiers frimas.

En France et en Belgique, on l'appelle aussi cousin..."

Angela
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[quote user="Loiseau"] but over in 85 we call them "cousins". Angela[/quote]

 

I must admit never ever having heard themmentioned as "tipules"....always "Cousins" and rightly or wrongly know them as being the male part of the mosquitoe that nourishes itself on nectar....

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[quote user="sueyh"]I can remember my mum calling the larve "Leather Jackets"
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In English may be but the OP was on about a French name for that flying animal...can't remember how they are called in German though...[;-)][8-)]

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