Elementary entomology ([c1912]) Elementary entomology elementaryentomo00sand Year: [c1912] FlG. 361. Horse-fly (Tabanus at rat us} a, larva; b, pupa; c, adult. (After Riley) pests of live stock and often become annoying to man. The adults have short, broad heads,-large eyes, thick bodies, short, oval abdo- mens, and strong, powerful wings, which enable them to outstrip the swiftest horse. They j are often most trouble- some along wooded roads, where they will attack a horse in swarms and, with their loud buzzing, render the animal frantic. The larvae are long, pointed maggots which live mostl
Elementary entomology ([c1912]) Elementary entomology elementaryentomo00sand Year: [c1912] FlG. 361. Horse-fly (Tabanus at rat us} a, larva; b, pupa; c, adult. (After Riley) pests of live stock and often become annoying to man. The adults have short, broad heads,-large eyes, thick bodies, short, oval abdo- mens, and strong, powerful wings, which enable them to outstrip the swiftest horse. They j are often most trouble- some along wooded roads, where they will attack a horse in swarms and, with their loud buzzing, render the animal frantic. The larvae are long, pointed maggots which live mostly in water in swampy places and FIG. 362. A green-head' (Tabanus Ihieola Fab.). (Much enlarged) along the edges Of (After Lugger) streams and ponds, and are carnivorous. In the swamp lands of southern Texas and Louisiana the large horse-flies appear in such swarms as to make life for cattle almost impossible, and along our coasts wherever
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