“D-A-A-A-A-D!”
She knows better than to holler for me. I won’t budge.
“There’s a BUG in my bathroom and I can’t get ready! They’re all over the place. Help me now, please!”
“It’s just a mayfly, they’re harmless…”
“But they’re ugly, I want it out. Ahhhh, there’s another one, where are they coming from?”
On it goes, back and forth. He gets to her bathroom and they’ve magically disappeared.
“I can deal with insects, outside, where they belong, but inside? They’re awful,” she exclaims.
I’ve been sweeping dead ones that bounce in when we open the front or back doors. They flit and bounce around, looking like they want to come inside. I try to move them aside, but some sneak in regardless. Occasionally, I’ll catch one and put it back out, but two more sneak in.
I mis-identified these insects. They’re called crane flies. We’re in the sweet spot of crane fly season. Resembling Texas-sized mosquitoes, they’re harmless and tickle your arm if they get close. They seem to hover, rather than fly, unsure of knowing whether they want to befriend or scare us. I don’t care much if they come inside, but if I can keep them out in favor of calmer mornings, I shoo them away, letting them live their happy little fluttery crane fly lives outdoors.
Nerds Beget Nerds 
I can picture the papery wings and the gentle swarms…and the screams from the bathroom. What a beautiful name for this seasonal visitor!
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I think so too. They just like dancing around.
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I recently learned that crane flies lead very short lives, sans a working mouth, as their only job is to mate, lay eggs, and die. I have to feel sorry for those critters. That being said…they remind me of flying daddy-long-legs, and I don’t like to be tickled by either. Definitely a Slice of Texas life today!
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Yes! We’ve had that conversation. Little insects only want to reproduce and their life’s mission is done. No empathy there at all, lol!
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I love this line: “hey seem to hover, rather than fly, unsure of knowing whether they want to befriend or scare us. “ Thanks for introducing me to an insect I did not know about.
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I kept calling them mayflies or mosquito hawks. Not knowing annoyed me so I did a little research. I’m still calling them mayflies though, lol!
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I hate crane flies for no good reason except they’re big. LOL. I’m with your daughter on this one.
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I was okay-ish with them until I saw one the size of my hand. Eek!
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