The pain was far more intense than a bee sting. I slapped it off. A rivulet of blood flowed down my leg. Like mosquitoes, horse flies subsist on a diet of blood. But rather than piercing skin with ...

A Museum fly expert explains what is going on. Often large, persistent and painful, a bite from a horsefly is an experience unlikely to be forgotten. But why do horseflies seem to appear more in the ...

Countryside dwellers will know all too well the horrendous pain that comes with horsefly stings, while holidaymakers and UK natives are unbearably familiar with the bite of a mosquito. The most ...