Horse fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head and forelegs of a horse fly (Tabanus sp.). Its large compound eyes are clearly seen

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Horse fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head and forelegs of a horse fly (Tabanus sp.). Its large compound eyes are clearly seen here. The male horse fly feeds on nectar, but the female feeds on blood, inflicting a painful bite on horses, humans and other large mammals. Magnification: x38 at 6x7cm size.

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Size: 3049px × 3679px
Photo credit: © SUSUMU NISHINAGA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: animal, antenna, antennae, blood, blood-sucking, coloured, compound, eye, eyes, fly, head, horse, insect, insecta, invertebrate, invertebrates, leg, legs, nature, parasite, parasitic, sem, sp., sucker, tabanus, wildlife, zoology