ガガンボ

noun

crane fly; daddy longlegs

Refers to insects of the family Tipulidae, often mistaken for large mosquitoes but harmless.

• 夏なつの夜よる、窓まどに大おおきなガガンボが止とまっていた。

  On a summer night, a big crane fly was resting on the window.

• ガガンボは蚊かに似にているけど、刺ささないよ。

  Crane flies look like mosquitoes, but they don't bite.