Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Medium

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Crepuscular

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

This lanky insect lives in damp meadows and near decaying forest logs. Its fragile legs are designed to snap off easily to help it escape from hungry predators.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Tipulidae

Genus

Tipula