Sunday, September 10, 2017

September 10, 2017

Location: Fellsmere, Goodwin WMA

This is a Tabanus atratus
Also known as a Black Horse Fly.
Boy Black Horse Flies eat plant juice and nectar,
Girls eat mammal blood and have a mean bite.

(Thanks to Jim Stahl for the identification help!)

Sources: Encyclopedia of Life - Tabanus atratus - Black Horse Fly

Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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