blood-sucking fly on the door of her car escaped a nasty bite by chasing it away with a towel.The dark giant horsefly was discovered by Nicola Harrison during a visit to Corrie, Arran, on Thursday afternoon.She quickly snapped a picture of the terrifying beastie - which was around 2.5cm long - before safely coaxing it onto a towel.In a bid to find out what the insect actually was, she turned to the Arran Ranger Service for help.She soon discovered that she had been lucky to escape a painful bite from the fly who have scissor-like teeth.The Ranger Service said: “It's the UK's biggest fly, the dark giant horsefly.“This is a female as her eyes are separated by a bar, and she needs to feed on blood before she can lay her eggs.“They can give a.
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