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Friday, June 9, 2023

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

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