[Ads-l] A regional term for the crane fly

[Wilson Gray]

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 12:17 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I thought a "mosquito hawk" was a dragonfly.
>

That's right. A.K.A "snake doctor." Notice that a snake doctor has a couple
of saddle-bag-like protrusions in which the medicine is carried,


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