Tabanus autumnalis
4th July 2009, SaturdaySometimes while collecting dragonfly exuviae other things grab your attention, such as a female Large Marsh Horsefly (Tabanus autumnalis) ovipositing. The picture does not do this massive fly justice it must have been an inch long, when the eggs hatch the larvae will drop off onto the damp soil or water and feed on algae.
