gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill.  57,738 posts Likes: 4072 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Jun 21, 2015 12:38 | #10711 LV Moose wrote in post #17605259  Looks to be about the size of the big black Carpenter Bees we get here. Those things get your attention when they buzz around your head. It was pretty big for a fly. About 1.25 to 1.5" long. Very fast flyer as well. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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LVMoose Moose gets blamed for everything.  More info Post edited over 8 years ago by LV Moose. | I would love to photograph a Cicada Wasp; seen a couple, but without my camera.  DW0A5683_960x by Moose, on FlickrMoose
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill. 57,738 posts Likes: 4072 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Jun 21, 2015 14:24 | #10714 u2 harm. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill. 57,738 posts Likes: 4072 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Jun 21, 2015 14:24 | #10715 Never been good with BIF (bugs in flight) shots. Got close one but just missed.  Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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tonylong ...winded  More info | Jun 21, 2015 22:33 | #10716 Wow, JJ, that's quite a critter, and nice "capture"! Tony
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Jill-of-all-Trades far from having everything figured out!  More info | Jun 21, 2015 22:40 | #10717 gjl711 wrote in post #17605231 I photoshopped in a dime just to give scale. I used the motor crack to calibrate the dime image. Not perfect but pretty darn close. This guy was huge. Looked him up and he's Tabanus atratus, which translates into gigantic freakin' black fly.   That looks to be about the size of a horsefly. Those suckers will take a chunk right out of you when they bite, and they are relentless! If one thinks you look tasty, you have to kill it or it will not leave you alone. They'll even hold on if you go underwater, or just wait for you to come back up. Melody
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GibJock I used to be the Kill Killer  10,564 posts Gallery: 55 photos Likes: 3413 Joined May 2013 Location: From Scotland, now living on the northern Pillar of Hercules More info | Jun 22, 2015 00:24 | #10719 |
gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill. 57,738 posts Likes: 4072 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Jun 22, 2015 11:14 | #10720 Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #17605937 That looks to be about the size of a horsefly. Those suckers will take a chunk right out of you when they bite, and they are relentless! If one thinks you look tasty, you have to kill it or it will not leave you alone. They'll even hold on if you go underwater, or just wait for you to come back up. Back in Illinois we too had horse flys but they were about 1/2 the size of this guy. You had house flys, then deer flies which bite pretty bad and about twice the size of a house fly. Then horse flies which we twice the size of a deer fly that also bit hard. This guy was twice again the size of an Illinois horse fly, easily well over an inch long, probably more like 1 1/2 long. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill. 57,738 posts Likes: 4072 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Jun 22, 2015 11:15 | #10721 LV Moose wrote in post #17605948 I HATE horseflies. They're damned sneaky; you don't know you're being bit 'till they're done. I had one bite that got infected, too. Yuck. I don't think this guy would sneak up on you. He was very loud, almost like a humming bird loud. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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LVMoose Moose gets blamed for everything. More info | Jun 22, 2015 11:18 | #10722 gjl711 wrote in post #17606471 I don't think this guy would sneak up on you. He was very loud, almost like a humming bird loud. I'm talking about ordinary horse flies. I never hear them, and somehow they have a knack for coming at me from behind so I don't see them either. Moose
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Jill-of-all-Trades far from having everything figured out! More info | Jun 22, 2015 11:21 | #10723 gjl711 wrote in post #17606470 Back in Illinois we too had horse flys but they were about 1/2 the size of this guy. You had house flys, then deer flies which bite pretty bad and about twice the size of a house fly. Then horse flies which we twice the size of a deer fly that also bit hard. This guy was twice again the size of an Illinois horse fly, easily well over an inch long, probably more like 1 1/2 long. So a tennis racquet would be an effective defensive tool against them. Melody
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LVMoose Moose gets blamed for everything. More info Post edited over 8 years ago by LV Moose. | Jun 22, 2015 11:24 | #10724 Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #17606480 So a tennis racquet would be an effective defensive tool against them. I'm thinking electrified tennis racquet that's been soaked in gasoline and set on fire. Moose
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill. 57,738 posts Likes: 4072 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Jun 22, 2015 11:40 | #10725 Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #17606480 So a tennis racquet would be an effective defensive tool against them. Oh yea. No way they could slip between the strings. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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