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A horse fly is a true fly (Diptera), with two wings, related to houseflies, fruit flies and more distantly to crane flies and mosquitos. It has complete metamorphosis, with a maggot larva and a pupa. Horse flies suck vertebrate blood.
A dragonfly belongs to a very different group (Odonata), is much more primitive and doesn't pupate into its adult form. Their nymphs are aquatic. Dragonflies hunt flying insects.
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∙ 9y agoThe biggest difference between a house fly and a horse fly is their size. A horse fly is roughly double the size of a house fly.
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∙ 9y agoThere are several differences between a horsefly and a dragonfly. Some of these things differences include what they eat, where they live, what temperatures they prefer, and how they mate.
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∙ 12y agoDeer flies are smaller with triangular wings. Horse flies are bigger.
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