#tabanidae

[collemblogging]

a truly stunning Black Horsefly, Tabanus atratus. she was very polite and posed well for photos.

[reanimateobjects]

[arthroart]

Can a FORTRAN girl and a COBOL boy really fall in love?

Concept sketch for my OC Jason Hoang's parents, Pat (deerfly, she/her) and David (human, he/him) Hoang!

[herpsandbirds]

Pretty fly of some sort that was sleepy enough at night for me to get good pictures. Location Missouri. Maybe some variety of horse fly? I have no idea I just liked how the picture turned out.

Fly ID - MO, USA:

Whuuuu yess, ma petit chou, you will not be surprised by the name of this dude.

Green Eyed Horse Fly (Tabanus fulvulus), family Tabanidae.

Green-eyed Horse Fly (Tabanus fulvulus) · iNaturalist

[jupiterswasphouse]

[PHOTOS TAKEN: JUNE 2ND, 2025 | Image IDs: Two photos of a brown horse fly with reddish-brown and green eyes on the rim of a black trash can /End IDs.]

[razehider]

anyone who likes photographing bugs has had this experience: letting something feed on you for a little longer than ideal for the sake of a picture. this Aedes caspius was lucky to have found me on an overcast day, allowing her a few extra seconds while i adjusted my settings to make up for the garbage lighting. and don't worry, she was evicted gently with a simple poke (November 6th, 2024)

this cleg (Haematopota sp.) was a similar case, with extra stupidity on my part as i absentmindedly thought to myself "i better not spook her or she might bite me" as if she wasn't already slurping me up

(September 17th, 2024)

[morgansram]

Micro-photo of horsefly eye X

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Tabanus australicus aren't known as green head flies for nothing! The nectar-eating males of this species have bright green eyes that cover nearly their entire head. This makes them easy to distinguish from blood-sucking females, which have slightly smaller, reddish-brown eyes.

(Image: A male green head fly (Tabanus australicus) by Peter Chew)