I guess there must be lots of different species of biting flies that are called horseflies in different places. The ones I'm very familiar with in Britain (because we live in a dairy farming area) are relatively slow, clumsy flyers. Definitely a lot slower than houseflies. Nature isn't wasteful, and you don't have to be too agile to nail a cow.
Is anyone else afraid of Hornets and Wasps
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I guess there must be lots of different species of biting flies that are called horseflies in different places. The ones I'm very familiar with in Britain (because we live in a dairy farming area) are relatively slow, clumsy flyers. Definitely a lot slower than houseflies. Nature isn't wasteful, and you don't have to be too agile to nail a cow.