Stable fly
General Stable flies belong to the genus Stomoxys , Latin for “sharp mouth”; a fitting moniker, as these flies are the only members of the Muscidae family [...] but the flies will typically ignore swatting, stamping and other strategies used by animals to avoid being bitten. Damage caused by parasitism of Stomoxys [...] third-ever feeding (on average, a fly must feed four times before it can oviposit for the first time). After mating the females lay their small (~1 mm long), white