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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 30-04-2007 17:23
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 Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
I saw this large fly this morning in Holland, Amstelveen. I see them evry year, mostly during the summer, but April has been exceptionally hot in the Netherlands this year (beating the 300 year record by 2 degrees, quite stunning), with temperatures above 25 Celcis for a number of days. It is a BIG fly. Before I knew they are less interested in me then I am in them, I was quite scared. Something between 15 and 20 mm, but the heavy built makes them much larges visually. I saw this guy (is it a he? why?) in a Hawthorn bordering the local footbal field, but it is actually quite close to meadows withs cows (say 500 meter or so). I arriev at Tabanus, but which one? I add some close up of the eyes, since I understood there are relevant for a proper ID. Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [130.53Kb] Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 30-04-2007 17:24
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
here is a portrait
Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [139.5Kb] Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 30-04-2007 17:25
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
and another one
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 30-04-2007 17:30
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18791 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Congratulations. New Dutch record: Male Tabanus autumnalis, very early indeed (never before may 15th). But then again, with this weather... Theo Zeegers |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 30-04-2007 17:36
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
... there in North is warm/hot, here is cold! the weather turns crazy.   |
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