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 Our Tabs bigger than your Tabs
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| Tony T |
Posted on 24-08-2007 19:37
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
I lost out on the argument regarding "Our tachinids are larger than you tachinids" see HERE but I can safely say that "Our Tabanids are larger than yours"; a mere 25mm for European Tabanus sudeticus:  see HERE vs. up to 30mm for North American Tabanus americanus.  This specimen (14 August 1991, North Carolina, USA) has a body length, dry, of 29mm excluding antennae. Eyes beautiful bright green in life. Looks like about 60mm in life when feeding on tree sap next to muscids. A slow day today, raining at last, so time to catch up on computer work. Tony T attached the following image:  [53.93Kb] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-08-2007 19:52
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Tony, I think you stretched the specimen in some way. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 25-08-2007 08:53
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19146 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, Tony, we know, you burgers are bigger, as are your horseflies: Tabanus americanus is really 30 mm., very impressive. I think, T. americanus is one of the biggest horseflies worldwide. Maybe the biggest. Theo |
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| crex |
Posted on 25-08-2007 09:40
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Love your photos Tony. We need the baddest Tabanid of them all in the gallery |
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