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Black Horse Fly (Tabanus atratus)
Photo#566746
Copyright © 2011
oliver1
Very large fly -
Tabanus atratus
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Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
August 22, 2011
Size: approx. 5 cm
9 am in my yard on a small magnolia tree. All black and very large fly. The fly was in no hurry.
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Contributed by
oliver1
on 22 August, 2011 - 9:38am
Last updated 3 May, 2017 - 6:51pm
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oliver1
, 22 August, 2011 - 5:04pm
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black horse fly
(Tabanus atratus)
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Alex Harman
, 22 August, 2011 - 9:46am
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Thanks!
In the comments to the linked photo, Tony-2 writes "They seem to like vehicles, especially trucks - the darker the better." Not sure whether that's a joke but I had my black Nissan truck parked 6' away from the fly :)
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oliver1
, 22 August, 2011 - 2:06pm
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