Tabanus subsimilis

Photograph by Richard Hughes.

Photography contest, Honorable Mention.

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Tabanus subsimilis – striped horsefly, likely a male who landed there to drink juices from the surrounding berries, Jackson, Tennessee. For more images of bug eyes see http://www.metro.co.uk/news/pictures/photos-10756/pictures-bug-eyes-close-ups/1