Beautiful Green Eyes
July 9, 2017
...but a devastatingly painful bite!
The greenhead horsefly is a regular beach nuisance. Only the females bite, as they seek out blood protein to fortify themselves for the rigors of mating and laying eggs.
They use those two white scissor-like blades to hack away at your flesh. Then once they have a pool of blood formed, they lap it up.
Nauset Beach
Cape Cod National Seashore
Orleans, Massachusetts,
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.
Beautiful Green Eyes
July 9, 2017
...but a devastatingly painful bite!
The greenhead horsefly is a regular beach nuisance. Only the females bite, as they seek out blood protein to fortify themselves for the rigors of mating and laying eggs.
They use those two white scissor-like blades to hack away at your flesh. Then once they have a pool of blood formed, they lap it up.
Nauset Beach
Cape Cod National Seashore
Orleans, Massachusetts,
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.