Impressive Visitor

This appears to be a giant crane fly (Tipula abdominalis). They feed on leaf litter, which is digested by their gut microbiota. Its presence is not surprising because we rake all of our autumn leaves into wooded parts of our yard, then I use multiple passes of our lawn mower to finely mulch the leaves. Faircrest neighborhood, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, May 26, 2025.

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