CLOSED: Large Fly-like insect.

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gardenpom Melbourne, FL Nov 13, 2009

Resting on the handle of a garden shovel.

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gardenpom Melbourne, FL Nov 13, 2009

Side view.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Nov 13, 2009

This is a male horse fly (Diptera: Tabanidae); likely Tabanus atratus, known as the black horse fly - see http://tinyurl.com/llty5c for images of a female.

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gardenpom Melbourne, FL Nov 14, 2009

Thanks for the ID.

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