giany horse fly

Redmont

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Horse flies?
Ya, I think it would be a cool breeding project, I think it's interesting to try and breed arthropods that hardly any one keeps. I think a large cage constructed from 2by2s and window screen would work good for them and in the bottom of the cage you could make a plywood base with dirt or mud or something.
 

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If anyone got them breeding they could be a new feeder for chameleons and maybe other reptiles unless they have the ability to harm the chameleon
 

TylerFishman5675

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Ya, I think it would be a cool breeding project, I think it's interesting to try and breed arthropods that hardly any one keeps. I think a large cage constructed from 2by2s and window screen would work good for them and in the bottom of the cage you could make a plywood base with dirt or mud or something.
The problem with keeping flying arthropods is that they are very photosensitive and require perfect lighting conditions that allow them to acheive coordinated flight, this is why when a fly gets in your house it flies much slower in comparsion to how it flies outdoors and usually only flies to bright light sources, like a window or a light bulb, if you plan on breeding any flying arthropod, do It in full sun for optimal results
 

Galapoheros

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I can't find any other bite reports, it's odd.
hmm well I haven't been bitten in a while, Though its partially beacsuse I dont swat them when their on me, which is when I got bit, they probably only bite people in self defense

ooohh, yeah that makes sense to me. Whenever they land on me, I watch them and can see it's just a perch to them, they don't seem to know any better. But the first time it happened I thought, "Hey man, are you about to do something I'm not going to like?" I noticed they just sit there and look around when they land on me.
 

The Snark

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sorry, btw "giant", not "giany", is there any way to edit titles?
Better than what my wife read yesterday. Someone emailed her boss. Hit the send just as she saw the text 'Can I have you for a quick sex?'

You have to ask the mods to change it.
 

MatisIsLoveMantisIsLyf

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I don't know if it is true but to be honest I still squash them. I usually find them eating smaller flies, so I would like maybe now raising them for feeding purposes or even keeping one as a pet, since they are carnivorous?? Anyway, how can you make them parasite free?
 

Galapoheros

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I think this is the species https://www.insectimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=7945 It might have been 20+ years ago that I watched a documentary on TV where somebody caught on video of horsefly larvae hiding in the mud and harpooning baby frogs. They would eat tadpoles and probably small minnows. To me it kind of looks like there are two diff sps. in that link, there is a diff in the shape of the head and eyes but I don't know much about horseflies.
 
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