Horse-fly

Horse-fly

 My Granddaughter, Evie was telling me she saw one of these lately.

 

I learned about this insect as a child on the farm.  They bit our cows on the back.  We would kill them whenever possible.  I think they would deposit an egg when they bit.  Later, the bite spot would swell and eventually open to release a larva.  We would squeeze out the larva and step on it.

I don't kill either the flies or the larvae now.  They are very interesting.  I do keep watch so that they don't bite me.  I think they don't bite people but you can't be too careful.

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