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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:entomologist
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gptkbp:activePeriod
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Daytime
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gptkbp:adultHabitat
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Woodlands
Near water
Fields
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gptkbp:antennaType
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Short, three-segmented
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gptkbp:attracts
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Carbon dioxide
movement
Dark colors
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gptkbp:bitePain
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Painful
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gptkbp:characteristic
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Large eyes
Females bite mammals
Powerful wings
Stout body
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Insecta
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gptkbp:commonName
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Horse-fly
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gptkbp:distribution
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Worldwide
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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Livestock pest
Reduces milk production
Reduces weight gain in cattle
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
1758
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gptkbp:foragingBehavior
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Females feed on blood
Males feed on nectar
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:larvalHabitat
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Marshes
Ponds
Wet soil
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gptkbp:lifeStage
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gptkb:meat
Adult
larva
Pupa
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gptkbp:mouthpartType
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Cutting-sponging
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:Chrysops_relictus
gptkb:Tabanus_bovinus
gptkb:Tabanus_sudeticus
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gptkbp:numberOfAxles
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Two wings
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Diptera
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Arthropoda
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gptkbp:predators
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Birds
Dragonflies
Spiders
Mammals (females, for blood)
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gptkbp:scientificName
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gptkb:Tabanidae
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gptkbp:taxonRank
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gptkb:family
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gptkbp:vectorFor
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gptkb:Tularemia
gptkb:Anthrax
Loa loa filariasis
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cleg_fly
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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