What was this flying in my garden last night? by Malt_The_Magpie gardening uk 5 Comments Malt_The_Magpie 11 hours ago https://preview.redd.it/ngany9py581g1.jpeg?width=195&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9c2f27d1acaa88a6678dc003619d575b42178ba Screenshot since it moves so fast in video AllyStar17 11 hours ago Looks like a mayfly Kimmberrleyy 11 hours ago Possible a Cranefly or some kind of moth? Trick-Fruit864 11 hours ago Moth cromagnone 11 hours ago It’s a [grasshopper](https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/1208880/view/grasshopper-in-full-flight). The long legs hanging out behind is a good clue, but the slow shutter speed has given the impression of several sets of wings, rather than just the two sets they actually have.
Malt_The_Magpie 11 hours ago https://preview.redd.it/ngany9py581g1.jpeg?width=195&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9c2f27d1acaa88a6678dc003619d575b42178ba Screenshot since it moves so fast in video
cromagnone 11 hours ago It’s a [grasshopper](https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/1208880/view/grasshopper-in-full-flight). The long legs hanging out behind is a good clue, but the slow shutter speed has given the impression of several sets of wings, rather than just the two sets they actually have.
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https://preview.redd.it/ngany9py581g1.jpeg?width=195&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9c2f27d1acaa88a6678dc003619d575b42178ba
Screenshot since it moves so fast in video
Looks like a mayfly
Possible a Cranefly or some kind of moth?
Moth
It’s a [grasshopper](https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/1208880/view/grasshopper-in-full-flight). The long legs hanging out behind is a good clue, but the slow shutter speed has given the impression of several sets of wings, rather than just the two sets they actually have.