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haematophagous
haematophagous Feeding on blood. For example, horseflies and certain leeches are haematophagous.
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Horseflies' buzz Band thrives on edgy sounds, bluegrass songs filled with quirky lyrics.(Spotlight)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 12/29/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Lehndorff, Rocky Mountain News When the Horseflies walked onstage for the first time at...beheld the pale-faced members of the Horseflies dressed completely in black and they...Y., that he shares with his wife, Horseflies fiddler Judy Hyman. "Some people like...
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Horsefly River added to Heritage List.
M2 Presswire; 3/8/2000; 657 words
; ...MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, LANDS AND PARKS: Horsefly River added to Heritage List (C)1994...and Parks Minister Joan Sawicki. "The Horsefly River is at the heart of the Cariboo...to its terminus on Quesnel Lake, the Horsefly flows for almost 100 kilometres and was...
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OUR INDEPENDENCE FLEW IN ON THE WINGS OF HORSEFLIES.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 7/4/2004; 700+ words
; ...flew in on the wings of horseflies") in Sunday's Hampton...around to naming the horsefly as our national insect...grateful to the lowly horsefly for making it so. Had...the intervention of horseflies at Independence Hall...of July to honor the horsefly for its contribution...
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Angling pressure on the Horsefly River sparks meeting.
M2 Presswire; 5/2/2001; 665 words
; ...amp; Parks: Angling pressure on the Horsefly River sparks meeting (C)1994-2001...increased demand for angler elbowroom on the Horsefly River, the Ministry of Environment...river's angler management plan. The Horsefly River is well known for its superb Quesnel...
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Horsefly? (Columbiana).(how the town was named, British Columbia)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Beautiful British Columbia; 6/22/2002; ; 440 words
; Horsefly, population 500 (www.horsefly.bc.ca), sits on the banks of central B.C.'s Horsefly River, which flows into Horsefly Lake. By the 1930s, folks in Harper's Camp had wearied of their town's humble name, rooted in Thaddeus...
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SEASON SEEMS FRAUGHT WITH HORSEFLIES, BEETLES AND TICKS, OH MY!
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press; 7/23/2006; ; 666 words
; ...town in great numbers. Giant horseflies, the size of Air Force drones...their traps, fearing a giant horsefly would crash into their intricate...that I didn't see a single horsefly at the county fair. Apparently...mass migration to my home. Horseflies aren't the only pests bugging...
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Horsefly River open again for sport fishing.
M2 Presswire; 8/12/2004; 458 words
; ...Environment, Lands & Parks: Horsefly River open again for sport fishing...to re-open sport fishing on the Horsefly River. The decision, which takes effect August 13, 2004, affects the Horsefly River downstream from Woodjam Creek...
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MMI Soil Sampling Survey - Reconnaissance on Tiex Inc. Mackay River and Horsefly River Projects, Quesnel Trough Area, British Columbia.
PR Newswire; 2/12/2009; 700+ words
; ...surveys on the it's Mackay River and Horsefly River Projects within its wholly owned...Km east-northeast of the village of Horsefly and 110 km east-northeast of the town...flowing Mackay River, a tributary of Horsefly River, and within which the reconnaissance...
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Campbell, Horsefly Rivers added to Heritage List.
M2 Presswire; 3/8/2000; 700 words
; ...ENVIRONMENT, LANDS AND PARKS: Campbell, Horsefly Rivers added to Heritage List (C)1994...CAMPBELL RIVER -- The historic Campbell and Horsefly rivers are the latest rivers to become...visitors from around the world." Both the Horsefly and Campbell rivers were nominated for...
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Mowing through horseflies.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Star (South Africa); 1/16/2009; 460 words
; ...felt something stinging my legs ... horseflies. Lots of them, too. Apparently...the mower with one hand and swatting horseflies with my sandal in the other! Tony later told me that the horseflies loved to hang about in the shade and...
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horsefly
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
horsefly common name...Tabanidae. Male horseflies feed on pollen...The larger horseflies, e.g., the mourning horsefly and the 1...cm) black horsefly, belong to...common banded horseflies, with black...
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fly
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...see blowfly ; botfly ; fruit fly ; tachinid fly ). Adults often feed on nectar and plant sap, but some, such as the female horsefly and female mosquito, feed on blood; the adults of some species do not feed at all. A few species are found worldwide, often...
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Hera
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...calf as a gift. Not daring to refuse, he agreed. Io roamed the meadows as a calf for a long time, constantly pestered by a horsefly sent by Hera to torment her. Feeling pity for Io, Zeus often visited her in the shape of a bull. Finally, he promised Hera...
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Hoffman, Alice
Book article from: Contemporary Novelists
...for Children, 1997. Here on Earth. New York, Putnam, 1997. Local Girls. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1999. Horsefly. New York, Hyperion Books for Children, 2000. The River King. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2000. Uncollected...
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deerfly
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
deerfly see horsefly .
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