Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Tabanid July 2010-2.jpg

File:Tabanid July 2010-2.jpg, not featured

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•  Info Tabanid fly (Haematopa pluvialis) in a mountaneous area of Portugal. The females are voraceous blood-suckers, attacking large mammals, including men. Notice the blade-like mouth parts, used to cut the skin and draw blood. Everything by Alvesgaspar (talk) 11:34, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
•  Support -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 11:34, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
  • Info -- Sorry, I removed the other nomination (and the FPD template of this one). -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 11:58, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
•  Support Very ugly bug/fly, I absolutely hate them, but the good composition and colour scheme makes it bearable to look at it in detail. --Elekhh (talk) 01:31, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
•  Support - that's the nicest shot of a haltere I've ever seen on an intact insect. Though I wouldn't mind seeing a shot that gets those beautiful wing patterns in full. Wnt (talk) 21:21, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
•  Support--MZaplotnik ^{(my contribs)} 16:47, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

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Result: 4 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /99of9 (talk) 13:09, 10 August 2010 (UTC)