*About 300 species in North America

* 1/3 - 4 in. long

*Plump, segmented body

*Caterpillar-like

*Can be milk, light brown, gray or greenish colored

*Has no true legs

*No developing wing pads

*Head is small, hardened, and usually retracted into body

*Has four finger-like lobes at end of body

*When crawling digestive tract can be seen moving back and forth

*Crane flies are usually found in stream beds.