As I wander about the yard watching the progress of spring, I ofttimes have seen the frenetic flight of Giant Crane Flies, but my photographic skills were not able to match their rapidity.
I managed a picture of one last year, which enabled a discussion of its gyro stabilization. So far this year, nothing seemed to slow them — nothing, that is, until two of them settled down together.
Giant Crane Flies mate. The female is on the upper right.
