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Horsefly claw

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Above a delicate tarsal pad, the menacing tarsal claws and fine, hooked hairs allow the horsefly (Tabanus sulcifrons) to grip and hold onto animal fur. Photo from The Scientist is by Valerie A. Tornini, Duke University.

Horsefly claw

Written by LeisureGuy

23 January 2013 at 10:35 am

Posted in Science

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