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My Home:
I am generally found near areas
that contain water and also close to livestock areas, which is a food
source.
What I
eat: As a larva, I eat other
insects, worms, snails and occasionally a small fish. If I am an adult
female, I will drink the blood of large animals and humans. If I am a
male adult, I will only drink nectar from flowers or juices from fruit.
What I
look like: I am up to 1-1/4
inches in length. I can have grey, black, or a brown body and my two
wings are generally dark colored. I resemble a housefly, but am larger
and have short horn shaped antennae.
How I am
born: I go through four stages
of development: egg, larva, pupa and adult. My egg is laid on plants in
or near water. Once I hatch, as a larva I will spend one to two years
growing in moist soil or water. As an adult, I only live for a few
days.
Fun
Facts: If a horse or deer fly
land on you and bite, it is a female fly!
In
the world there are around 3,000 species of horse flies, 350 in North
America alone! |
