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25-06-2008, 04:28 PM
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| | | Unidentified monster fly!!
I found this beast perched on a fence at Priory Water this afternoon and I have absolutely no idea what it is.
The fly was huge, in excess of 25mm long, I measured it using a 20p coin as a scale. There were two queen wasps collecting wood from the same rail and this monster made them look like dwarfs.
The biggest shame was that I didn't have my macro lens with me, these images were taken with a Bigma set at around 260mm, the fly was so large that the lens actually locked onto it instead of the rail! 
All ideas welcome, one thing is for certain is that it will be a new species for the reserve.    
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25-06-2008, 05:16 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified monster fly!!
Run away! That is a horse fly.
From my limited knowledge a Tabanus spp.
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25-06-2008, 05:43 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Suffolk
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| | | Re: Unidentified monster fly!!
Eek that is big
Found this Horse Fly in the Gallery 
What big eyes they have !! |
25-06-2008, 06:11 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified monster fly!!
Possibly Tabanus autumnalis? |
25-06-2008, 07:31 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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| | | Re: Unidentified monster fly!!
I've seen these in Kent. We had one on the side of a marquee a few weeks back and boy was it big. Definitely a horse fly of sorts.
Great shot by the way.... 
This is my one from last year 
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The female of the species is more deadly than the male.:p
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25-06-2008, 07:41 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified monster fly!!
They like to rest on wood then |
25-06-2008, 07:46 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified monster fly!!
Yes-they like nice warm fences to toast their toes on. 
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25-06-2008, 08:19 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified monster fly!!
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Originally Posted by djackso  Possibly Tabanus autumnalis? | Think that's a good suggestion. |
26-06-2008, 08:03 AM
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| | | Re: Unidentified monster fly!!
Tabanus autumnalis seems likely. |
26-06-2008, 08:07 AM
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