What kind of insect is this (photo included)?

Question

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm39/daygoo/DSCF2820.jpg

I photographed this kinda interesting creature in my garden. I though it was a crane fly, but they look a little different. I'm in central Europe.

Answer 1

Its a mosquito i think.

Answer 2

Looks like a crane fly to me.  If a little different, maybe a another species from the usual.

Answer 3

It looks like some sort of crane fly.  It is very close to this one.

http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/kra...

Answer 4

may fly??

Answer 5

Learn to ID them yourself, here -

http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740

http://greennature.com/article1899.html

http://www.einsteins-emporium.com/life/a...

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/

http://www.insectimages.org/

Answer 6

It looks like a mosquito hawk. It is a bug thats job is to kill mosquitos.

Answer 7

It is indeed a crane or marsh fly.  It takes a pro and a good key and live specimens to id these out to species.  So if ya really want to know you'll have to take a specimen to a university.

http://www.insectimages.org/browse/detai...