What is a horse fly?
Q: What is a horse fly?
A: A horse fly is a type of insect and a member of the family Tabanidae.
Q: What is the size range of a horse fly?
A: Horse flies can be as small as a housefly or as large as a bumblebee.
Q: What is the genus of horse flies?
A: Horse flies belong to the genus Tabanus.
Q: What is the difference between the eyes of male and female horse flies?
A: The metallic or iridescent eyes of male horse flies meet dorsally, while those of the female are separate.
Q: Why is a horse fly also known as a gad-fly?
A: A horse fly is also known as a gad-fly because of its roving habits or because its mouthparts resemble a wedge-shaped miner's tool.
Q: How can the bites of female horse flies be harmful to animals?
A: The bites of female horse flies can carry parasites onto the victim (such as a horse), resulting in a distressing sore.
Q: What is the order to which horse flies belong?
A: Horse flies belong to the order Diptera.
