Deer fly is an insect related to horse flies. Deer flies are found throughout North America. The insects have blotched or banded wings, and some of these wings are beautifully colored. Female deer flies bite large animals and people. Some deer flies carry germs that cause disease. The snipe fly is similar to the deer fly and is found in the Western United States. Snipe flies have two wings and six long legs. Some snipe flies have long beaks that are shaped like the bill of a bird called a snipe. A person may use mosquito repellents to avoid the bites of both deer flies and snipe flies.
See also Horse fly.
