2.08.2010

Love Bugs

Florida Love Bugs.  What a perfect topic of conversation on the eve of Valentine's Day. When you think of Love Bugs you think of something sweet and cute.  Something that must bring love and joy to others. 

I do NOT love Love Bugs.  These little black flies start appearing in the early spring and again in late summer.  They've already started to appear.  You usually see them stuck to one another (mating), hence the name Love Bug.  Obviously they are not shy about their love.  Today a large swarm of them interrupted our lovely lunch.  Everyone has warned me about this nuisance of a bug.  They fly slowly and always seem to fly right into my face.  They generally congregate in huge clouds along the highways and can cover cars in a black mess.  They leave a big cleanup and have been known to destroy your car's paint job and obscure your vision out the windshield. Yet another wonderful thing Florida has to offer!

I've been told this is not an exageration.

1 comment:

  1. Yeeewwww! Be sure to wear sunglasses and keep your mouth closed when you are outdoors.

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