leaf litter, fungi, vertebrate nests and vegetation. They usually feed on decaying plant matter and microbes associated with this, but some species instead feed on living plants, fungi, or other invertebrates.

Formal

Tipuloidea are medium to large-sized flies 7 - 35 mm with elongated legs, wings, and abdomen. Their colour is yellow, brown, or grey. Ocelli are absent. The rostrum (a snout) is short with a beak-like point called the nasus (rarely absent). The apical segment of the maxillary palpi

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