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Love Bug

Plecia nearctica

Description:

Love bugs mating. Every May and Oct, these bugs end up squashed onto the cars in FL.

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2 Comments

TampaDave
TampaDave 12 years ago

The bugs only live a few days and spend most of it trying to reproduce. They will fly around stuck together like this.

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

I am interested..why is it called "love" bug? :-)

TampaDave
Spotted by
TampaDave

Tampa, Florida, USA

Spotted on Oct 18, 2007
Submitted on Apr 7, 2011

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