The writer claimed: “The cool, damp summer has created ideal breeding conditions and they are swarming out of their burrows to take to the air as early autumn approaches.
This was then picked up and reported as a biblical plague by many tabloids.
In Irish they are known as pilib an gheataire, which means skinny Philip, and in Scotland many call them Jenny long legs.Ī news agency claimed that this summer we are facing a “plague of crane flies” due to the weather conditions. Their name reflects an affection towards the lanky insects. Usually, this is the colloquial name given to a crane fly, those flies that are long of body and much longer of leg, with bendy knees.
