Hi Coobeastie, I feel the same way, plus I dislike the horrible little things, they remind me of spiders with wings, my cats love them, not that they get much nourishment from eating them but at least they keep them away from me!....... :-)
Their point is that they shag, lay eggs on grass stems and produce plenty more crane flies next year after stuffing themselves as leather jackets. And so natural selection rolls on.