Horrid Horsefly

Donde · Jul 14, 2021

Family: Tabanidae

terry_g · Jul 14, 2021

Do they rip pieces of flesh out of you like the ones we have here?

K9Kirk · Jul 15, 2021

Nice shot of a horrid creature. Those damn things used to terrorize us as kids in AL.

Dean_Gretsch · Jul 15, 2021

From what I heard the other day, only the females bite, and they do so to feed their young. You got a great, up-close and personal shot.

davholla · Jul 19, 2021

Dean_Gretsch said:
From what I heard the other day, only the females bite, and they do so to feed their young. You got a great, up-close and personal shot.

Remember for insects only the females cause problems. Only female ants, bees and wasps sting (almost all of them). Also only female mosquitos fly.

jeffashman · Jul 20, 2021

Nice shot! Those things hurt like a Dickens and leave nice welts.

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