#horsefly — Public Fediverse posts

This heatwave has brought the #clegs out in force. I’ve been bitten through trousers, chased out of the lane and there’s a massive, itchy bite on my hand.
Yesterday I learnt that my #WestCork neighbour calls them “doctors”. Is that just him?
#Mastodaoine #HorseFly

A pretty critter from the Western Ghats ... but I wouldn't let it settle on my skin for too long

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabanus_biannularis

#wikipedia #horsefly #entomology

Me, on my morning wander around the driveway: Good grief lookit this huge goth fly thing on my car. Let me get closer and take my time getting a million pics to see if I can identify it.

Seek app: "Black Horse Fly. ...Females have scissor-like mouthparts that aim to cut the skin... are known to be potential vectors of ANTHRAX, worms and trypanosomes... "

I'm lucky I don't have anthrax now, I guess. 😅 I kind of remember running from these as a kid, maybe?

#Insects #HorseFly

Yesterday, a #horsefly almost succeeded at biting through my sock.
I had actually sprayed my sock with #icaridin but apparently I missed a spot. I felt it bite and gave it a good ol' clap but ugh; I don't want to have to think about this..

I see this as a declaration of war: Time to treat my clothing with #permethrin!

This stuff is kinda expensive though: one 12€ bottle for 4 T-Shirts.
Is it possible to apply it partially? Like, just the shoulders of your shirt where it lays flat on your skin?

Part 2 of today's #walk on the #SouthDowns

1) Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri)
2) Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
3) Four-lined Horsefly (Atylotus rusticus)
4) Mothman (Pulcher maximus 😉)

#hoverfly #horsefly #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #entomology #insect #summer #conservation #biodiversity #alttext #walking #rambling #countryside

A #Horsefly. This beast is an adult and almost 2.5 cm (1 in.) long. Not a particularly pleasant house guest, but its primary target is horses and cows, not humans.

#Insects #InsectsOfMastodon #InsectPhotography #ShotOniPhone

Lauren O'Connell, Horsefly (feat. Nataly Dawn)
https://laurenoconnell.bandcamp.com/track/horsefly-feat-nataly-dawn

#LaurenOConnell #Horsefly #NatalyDawn #Music #SingerSongwriter

A Giant Dark Horsefly - Sudeticus tabanus, the largest fly in Europe
This was sat on a car in the rain, fortunately this one is a male, only the females bit and only when they need the extra protein to create eggs, the rest of the year like the male pictured the female feeds mainly on pollen.

#closeup #fly #wing #animal #macro #nature #insect #isolated #pest #close #small #blood #creepy #horse #wildlife #buzz #hairy #legs #bug #wild #diptera #summer #dark #giant #horsefly #sudeticus #tabanus