Tabanidae
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tabanidae-170-3544500
title:
Tabanidae
text:
Horse-flies and deer flies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Only female horseflies bite land vertebrates, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunlight, avoiding dark and shady areas, and are inactive at night. They are found all over the world except for some islands and the polar regions. Both horse-flies and botflies (Oestridae) are sometimes referred to as gadflies. Adult horse-flies feed o
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Family of insects
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabanidae
date created:
2004-05-27T16:27:18Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T21:33:31Z
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