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Tabanus pumilus (male)
This little horse fly with huge eyes showed up at my moth sheet. The female also showed up and she's in the last pictures with normal sized eyes.
Spotted on Jul 1, 2014
Submitted on Jul 2, 2014
28 Comments (1–25)
Your extreme close up pictures are amazing!
Thanks Mark, Daniele and Carol for your nice comments. I'm glad you all liked the close-up of the fly's eyes.
Cool eyes! Congratulations!
Congrats Tom! Stunning series.
woow !
Thanks for all the support and great comments, Rob, Lisa, Kathleen, Pradeep, Wild Things, Maria, Dilan, Tina and Bill!
I added a picture of the female. She's a little larger and her eyes look normal for a horse fly.
Wonderful shots Tom! Congrats!
Congratulations dear Tom, well done! Super photo!
Great macro shot Tom...Congrats on your SOTD!!!
Congratulations, Tom, on another SOTD!!
Congrats!
Congratulations Tom on your SOTD!
Amazing photo. Congratulations!
Beautiful Tom!
Congrats on your SOTD & great macro
Karen, thanks for choosing this as SOTD! And Sergio, Mac, Chamalka and Reza thanks for the nice comments!
Congratulations Tom !
Amazing.Congratulations Tom.
Congratulations Tom on your SOTD
Congratulations, Tom. It really is a great pic!
Congrats Tom! This awesome macro of a horsefly shows the thousands of lenses that make up its compound eyes. Horseflies have a reputation for delivering a nasty bite, but only the females suck blood - male horseflies feed on pollen and nectar only.
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Lovely shot!
Thanks for the nice comments rams4d, Sigg, Neil, LuckyLogan and Maria.
Cool shot, Tom!
This is a male. Females have a gap between the eyes and have a lot more striping coloration in the eye.