June 9, 2023

I am a male Black Horse Fly

You know I'm male because I have holopticholoptic eyes

I drink nectar and thus, I pollinate plants

And don't sting humans, unlike my wife!

Location: St. Sebastian Preserve State Park, Cracker Camp

Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tabanus_atratus/

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson