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Family Tabanidae
The Tabanidae are true flies and members of the insect order Diptera. Species of Tabanidae that habitually attack humans and livestock are widely regarded as pests because of the bites that females of most species inflict, and the diseases and parasites that some species transmit. The various species of Tabanidae range from medium-sized to very large in size. Horse fly bites are painful, the bites of large specimens especially so. Most short tongued (short proboscid) species of horse flies use their knife-like mandibles to rip and/or slice flesh apart.
Seen near a farm.
Better quality pic at : https://www.flickr.com/photos/satyenmeht...
Spotted on Feb 15, 2015
Submitted on Feb 17, 2015
2 Comments
Thanks Hema!
This picture is really very detailed. It explains the eye formation so well , also the concept of "eye within an eye"