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Gigantic Fly with Claws
Copyright © 2008 "Tennesseebugman" Bill Tomson

Gigantic Fly with Claws
Watertown, Tennesseebugman County, Tennessee, USA
September 12, 2008
Size: unknown picture has ref
like to know all you have on this .. thanks

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Contributed by "Tennesseebugman" Bill Tomson on 18 September, 2008 - 9:57am
Last updated 7 October, 2008 - 4:06pm

a horsefly (fam. Tabanidae)
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… v belov, 18 September, 2008 - 11:32am login or register to post comments

 
Horse Fly
can you give me any more info from my two pictures... I have never seen one this big before and with the claws in the front.. can you tell me what the claws are for?
… "Tennesseebugman" Bill Tomson, 18 September, 2008 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

 
i'm not sure what you mean...
...by 'claws in the front'
it's a typical horsefly, perhaps a fairly large one; in most insects each tarsus bears a pair of claws at the distal end... i don't understand your question. You'll find plenty on the web by searching for 'Tabanidae' or 'horse and deer flies'
… v belov, 18 September, 2008 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

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