I don't like horseflies 'cos they don't like me. Twice I have been bitten by them and landed up with a swollen leg and once the infection started spreading up and down my leg along a vein. I was advised to always carry some ant-histamine tablets so that I can take one straight away if I get bitten. Liz --Original Message----- From: PJK :o)) [mailto:pat@kendell.freeserve.co.uk] Sent: 30 July 2006 05:36 To: GEN-TRIVIA-ENG-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TRIVVIES] HELP with identifying an Insect It may have been a horsefly. They have wings more like a moth than a fly & are quite big. The females bite horses, cattle & humans, the males just go for nectar from plants. They're not nocturnal as a rule - was the table light turned on ? They have fairly big eyes & a bite can be painful cos they have a sort of knife type apparatus that they use for *slash*you with, rather than a normal insect bite. Pat.xxx :o)) A Maid of Kent, UK. Your county needs YOU !!! http://FreeCEN.rootsweb.com Looking for ancestors in Kent ? Try: http://www.kent-opc.org.uk/ www.lawrence.eastkentgenealogy.co.uk