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Old August 12th 03, 11:50 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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...sounds like cleggs...we had them in Devon but unheard of here in East
Yorkshire

No, not Cleggs. I was bitten on the leg by one in Teesdale many years
ago and will never forget it. These flies look like small, brownish
house flies and are attracted to warm blooded creatures. The dairy
farmers are complaining bitterly about them at the moment.
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