Bloodsucker

[lesno1]

[lesno1]

Minding my own business taking a few pictures when i felt this bug on the back of my hand so i took a photo ,i think he wanted a blood sample

[teokf]

very detailed shot

[Wavelength]

Ready to shed blood to get a good image!!! Great!!!

[bnnrcn]

Good catch Les

[Geoff F]

These Cleg Horseflies look so attractive, it is a pity they are such as nuisance. Some people get a bad reaction from the bites. I usually just get a slight swelling around the bite position and a bit of itchiness for a few days.

Long sleeved shirt and long trousers is my 'rig of the day' when I'm in questionable areas but sometimes they will even bite through a shirt!

ps It is only the females which bite.

[John 2]

Certainly suffering for your art Les. Brave capture.

[lesno1]

Nasty things if they can go through a shirt ive been going here for a couple of years its near a river and i go for the damselflies i havent seen these before and had 2 on me today

[lesno1]

Not that brave John had i known what it was probably would have done a runner

[Shadowman]

Nice one.