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A patagonian horsefly or tabano.
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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I love black - These flies just sat on anything black and attacked it. They appeared to be biting the 4WD tires and tops of our boots as well. Fortunately they left us alone.ID from mgjeffries Jan 2009
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Cors Caron NNR, Tregaron, Wales. SN698633
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Tabanus bovinus, sometimes called the pale giant horse-fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. As the name suggests, it prefers bovine animals as the source of blood, although it may bite other kind of mammals as well. The insect is relatively large for a horse-fly, adults usually being 2530 mm long. Like most other horseflies, its compound eyes are very colorful with stripe-like patterns. Its body and wings are mostly colored brownish gray. It is quite fast and an able flier, being capable of evading most attempts to swat it with ease. It bites humans infrequently, because of its preference of bovine animals. This loud-buzzing horse-fly can be a nuisance, as it circles around its target and occasionally lands to deliver a bite (in the case of humans, the fly usually takes off again instead). However, to humans it is considerably less harmful than deer flies (Chrysops), which bite much more vigorously.
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SO733529. Worcester Wildlife Trust site at Crews Hill, Worcs.
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Karavasta National Park. Albania.
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Wixhall Moss & Fens Shropshire SJ488361
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Bournda, New South Wales, Australia
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Molieres-Glandaz, Rhone-Alpes, France
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Molieres-Glandaz, Rhone-Alpes, France
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Passchendaele, Queensland, Australia
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Okeefenokee Swamp, nr Waycross
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Girraween, Queensland, Australia
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A large fly (Larger than a blowfly) hanging on a stalk in January. It wasn't very concerned at my approach or my taking photos.It was unusual in that it seemed to be the same colour all over except for the darker wings and the stripe on the eye.
View On Black
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Morocco
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Chatham, Massachusetts, United States
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I wore black trousers today. I was lucky as the local 'March flies' are attracted by black, so this fly was sitting on my black jeans.I have never known this particular fly to bite but must remember that others do. It won't be long before the biting ones arrive. These flies are so pretty.
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Cradley, Malvern Worcs SO729470
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Frontal. Scale bar 1 mm.Lectotype 3310:1
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Cors Caron NNR, Tregaron, Wales. SN698633
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Gilston, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Vjose-Narte Salinas near Vlore, Albania