Subject: Large black insect – southern Ohio
Location: Southwest Ohio
July 3, 2014 2:04 am
I saw this large, all black insect flying outside our house early yesterday morning. It flew fairly slowly and landed near our garage. It seemed to have almost a “matte” finish . And it was about an inch long. Any idea what it is?
Signature: Adam
Black Horse Fly
Hi Adam,
This is a Black Horse Fly, Tabanus atratus, and the space between the eyes indicates she is a biting female.
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Location: Ohio
We just found one of these on our pool deck in Eastern Massachusetts. How bad is the bite from one of them?
Horse Fly bites are reported to be quite painful. Though it concerns British Horse Flies, this Huffington Post article has some information on the bite of a Horse Fly.
just found one in aurora il i got it in a powerade bottle if i had known it was dangerous i wouldve left it alone lol
I just saw one of these today in Southern New Hampshire!