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Horse-flies or horseflies[a] are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. They are often large and agile in flight, and the females bite animals, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunlight, avoiding dark and shady areas, and are inactive at night.
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Members of this fly family are commonly called "hover flies; "flower flies," or "syrphid flies," a shortened version of the family name. They are called "hover flies" because of their ability to hover like a helicopter.
Here's how you can tell the difference between flies and bees or wasps. Flies belong to the insect order Diptera: "di" means "two and "ptera" means wing. Flies only have two wings. Bees and wasps have four membranous wings and belong to the order Hymenoptera. Look closely at those "sweat bees" hovering over your arms. If they only have two wings, they are flies.
We call this our zombie fish . This fish has virtually died twice but it keeps coming back to life. When I say virtually died, I mean the fish was motionless on the bottom of the tank, barely breathing, and pale. For days. Then he was ok. Had it not been for my wife threatening me, I would have put it out of its misery.
