Not a mosquito. Can you get a shot that shows the antennae? Where did you find it?
See if it looks like any species of robber flies in your area.
Possibly also a crane fly - these look like mosquitoes on steriods!!
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it's not a mosquito.
That beak though--it's a stabby stabby fly.
Totally creepy, needs it's own horror series ...http://www.floridanature.org/species.asp?species=Diogmites_sp.
But totally beneficial:
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/beneficials/beneficial-27_robber_flies.htm
It was found in Saint Augustine, Florida
It is a type of robber fly, considered a beneficial insect predator, but do not handle.
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