Subject: Flying insect Geographic location of the bug: Pennsylvania Date: 08/08/2022 Time: {current_time} EDT Your letter to the bugman: Fly or a bee? We’re unsure what this is. How you want your letter signed: NA Dear NA, This is a Horse Fly, and a female, the blood sucking sex in the family. We are not … Read more
Subject: Big biter Geographic location of the bug: Southern coastal BC Canada Date: 07/21/2022 Time: 03:37 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi, I’ve seen a few of these just in the past 3-4 years. They like to land on the back of our horses and bite, leaving a small hole that draws blood. … Read more
Subject: Large Female Horse Fly Geographic location of the bug: Campbell, Ohio Date: 07/20/2022 Time: 9:15 PM EDT Gentle Readers, Daniel was walking out the front door when he heard a loud buzzing (sounded like a smoke detector) coming from the inside of the house. He was surprised to see the largest Horse Fly he … Read more
Subject: Interesting little guy Geographic location of the bug: Ashland, Virginia, USA Date: 09/10/2021 Time: 05:02 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Found this guy in a shallow puddle. It was interesting how it flung it’s back end to “swim”. How you want your letter signed: Sgt_M Dear Sgt_M, This is a Horse Fly … Read more
Subject: What is this? Geographic location of the bug: Oxfordshire, UK Date: 09/04/2021 Time: 06:11 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: My friend’s son found this wee fella today (4th September 2021) near a boggy marsh in rural Oxfordshire, UK. We have no idea what it might be and wondered if you could help? … Read more
Subject: Is it a Fly? Geographic location of the bug: Madison, Florida Date: 08/13/2021 Time: 06:56 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Can’t find anything like it in my bug books. Have not found on any web searches. Is it a fly or a moth? How you want your letter signed: Farmer Bob Dear … Read more