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Horsefly

Tabs us atratus

Photo by Rosemary4
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Large black fly, this is a female as indicated by the eyes being separated in the center, males eyes are touching in the center... The female of this species feeds on blood while the males are feed on pollen. The bite of the female is very painful to humans

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PublishedAugust 29, 2019

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