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Originally Posted by upthesaukee
Not sure what they are. They look like a common house fly, are equipped with an afterburner to evade the fastest swat, and can take a chunk of meat with one bite. We used to see them out on the boat, whether in a cove like Robert's Cove or drifting in the Broads.
Bottom line, regardless of their actual name, they are nasty.
Dave
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I think you're referring to a stable fly, we encountered them on Rattlesnake Island last year for the first time after a a neighbor put in a lawn and started bagging grass clippings, apparently they are attracted to wet piles of decomposing crap. When they bite they don't leave a welt or a bump.