Horseflies are a type of fly that belong to the tabanidae family of insects. The female horsefly depends on blood for nutrition to make eggs. This is because animal blood has a certain protein she ...

As the weather warms up the UK is often swarmed with reports of biting horseflies. A Museum fly expert explains what is going on. Often large, persistent and painful, a bite from a horsefly is an ...

More people are being bitten by horseflies due to the long spell of warm weather, according to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland. Also known as clegs, the insects' bites can in some ...