Seen on my deck a couple of days ago…
And this morning. What is this, a horsefly? I didn’t know they got this big. The deck rail upright it’s sitting on is about an inch and a half wide. It’s like something out of a bad movie.
view large (if you dare)
July 29th, 2009 - 11:41 am
I’m pretty sure that first one is a wheel bug
July 29th, 2009 - 1:19 pm
Thanks. That’s an interesting creature.
July 30th, 2009 - 4:20 pm
The fly is probably Tabanus atratus, Black Horse Fly, a true horse fly.
There are about 100 species of this horse fly in North Ameerica.
Nice photo,
Troy
July 31st, 2009 - 2:12 pm
Thanks.