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Black horse fly (male)

tabanus atratus

Photo by KarenL
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Species Tabanus atratus - Black Horse Fly - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (27)
CandiceB
Looks like a Stealth fighter ! Awesome
KarenL
Thanks Antonio! From memory I think this "Alien" was about an inch long!
AntónioGinjaGinja
Great Karen,i like to go in the past of my friends spotting list's to find precious like this:)alien!what's the size of this beauty?
KarenL
It was - for a fly! About an inch I think!
Mark Ridgway
Beam me (and my horse) up Scotty.. and make it quick.
KarenL
Ashish, he is definitely proving that black is the color to wear for any occasion! :)
Ashish
Hi Karen... Shall I call this one Zorro fly... :)
KarenL
Thanks Harsha! LauraMaria, you are right he does! I thought he looked a bit like a character out of MIB or the Matrix!
LauraMaria
WOW now he looks cool. He looks like he's all dressed up in his leathers ready to take his motorcycle for a spin. He's even rubbing his hands with joy at the thought! :D Those eyes though... woah. What a cool find, Karen!
KarenL
Ha ha! Juan, check out the other horse fly I spotted - it's already in camo! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7157197
KarenL
Thanks Guys! textless, I'm sure he is a menace, but thankfully he wasn't interested in me! :)
textless
He looks like a menace. :) Nice photos!
KarenL
Thanks Guys! Lars, I agree he does look like a crazy little dude with his 'sunglasses' on!
LarsKorb
wow...ZZ Top goggles..*Cheap Sunglasses* :D
AnnvanWijgerden
What a cool looking fly! (Though I can imagine horses don't appreciate them!!)

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PublishedSeptember 27, 2011

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