Help in identifying large mosquito-like insect...?

Question

While doing pest control I've seen an insect that looks like a huge mosquito and lays eggs on the side of houses... I do not think that it bites... Any ideas on what this is?

Answer 1

dont kill them.i have been told that they eat mosquitos

Answer 2

Check the link out below, it has photos and other information.  We call them galinippers, mosquito eaters and daddy long-legs, depending on what state I was living in.

You don't give a lot of information on your description, but this is my guess at what it is.  We get zillions of them in spring especially, in Texas.  I've never had them bite, I just catch them and put them outdoors.

Answer 3

guessing Crane Fly...but I don't recall seeing them lay eggs as you are describing. Despite the common belief they eat mosquitoes...they don't