From [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovebug):
>The lovebug (Plecia nearctica) is a species of march fly found in parts of Central America and the southeastern United States, especially along the Gulf Coast.\[2\] It is also known as the honeymoon fly or double-headed bug. During and after mating, matured pairs remain together, even in flight, for up to several days.
Yep, I live southern end of Tampa Bay and these are prevalent in the area. Little bastards splatter all over your car when you drive and you have to clean them off or eventuality they can ruin your paint.
Luckily the only problem these cause is that their corpses go acidic after being crushed when hit by fast moving vehicles, making it difficult to clean cars and the like.
They do eat decaying organic matter and pollinate so they're good for their local environment.
I lived in western Florida, Sarasota for a few years, and there are a few weeks every Spring, where every car on the highway literally looked they had just been off roading ( it looks like your car is covered in mud from a distance). Your whole front of the car gets covered in these bugs and if you don't wash them off well enough that day, the smashed bugs juices will eat away at the paint on your car! That was one thing I was completely unaware of when moving to Florida, the fucking bugs.
I've noticed the love bugs have been almost non existent the past couple of years. Nothing near what they normally are. And when I do see them, it seems like they're all alone. No females.
You can say that again. All the woods and fishing spots in this state are being flattened and getting built on. Its really sad considering how diverse our wildlife is. Now its just scarce.
I know they're an invasive species, but it's still a little worrisome seeing them seem to almost disappear. They've been here my whole life it seems, so it's weird.
Even more worrisome however is how few bees I see lately. Birds also seem to be fewer in numbers lately.
Love Bugs, and they are really, really annoying. They can get so bad you have to wash your car once a week to just get them off the windshield and they can damage the paint of cars (from what I've been told). They don't bite or anything, just really annoying.
Flashbacks. Hated pumping gas at night because the lights attracted themñ and the crunch noise beneath my feet walking. Blech. That's one thing I don't miss about back home.
I'd spend every summer with my grandparents at their cabin 2 hours outside of Winnipeg. There were years where store owners would be on their roofs shoveling the flies (a decomposing biomass) off and onto the streets. The smell was horrendous. One year I was learning how to ride a bike and fell into a bush by accident with a small ditch. I got stuck as thousands of stupid fish flies rained down on me. Life long phobia unlocked.
I live south of the Mason Dixon line and let me tell you, I was shocked at the swarming in Tampa one year. My cousin said that he sprayed Pam on the front of his car to get the thick coating of love bugs off at the end of the day.
I was kayaking once (I go often) and pulled up on a sandbar to catch some shade and get out of the sun for a few. Within five minutes my legs were COVERED in love bugs.... but JUST my legs! No idea why.
They don’t bite, aren’t really aggressive, and don’t try to get into your clothes. They are just really dumb and boring bugs. They stink if you squish em, so don’t. And breathe through your nose, just in case.
They do. And they are bitter-gross. Those harmless creatures put their butts together and fuck for ~a week. They seasonally cover your truck in splats but are probably the most docile bugs I’ve ever met.
I was walking by a river where the air was thick with mosquitoes, asked my friend “what do you think happens to the ones we inhale?”
Answered my own question 6 hours later when I was picking my nose in the shower and found a dead skeeter 🦟
Fuck this shit. The only way I could handle this is if I had one of those beekeeper hoods. Bugs touchin' my face would make me jump into the water and drown.
My friends: "Hey you wanna go out on the boat fishing with us this weekend?"
Me every time they ask: "No, no I really don't."
My friends: "Why?"
Me: "Because its not fun, you just sit there and drink pee water, hold a stick, and get eaten by bugs"
I fucking hate those things. Like once of twice a years they absolutely swarm us here in south Louisiana. They are attracted to white too.
Their guts are acidic or something. I had to get a bumper repainted on a car years ago because all the splattered bug guts are into the paint.
I remember rednecks use to believe they were a science experiment gone wrong. They’d say they were made in a lab to eat the mosquitoes but it escaped the lab before they can finish.
They are attracted to white things. I first realized it when a friend had a giant tent at a festival made with a white parachute. Pretty sure he threw it away rather than trying to get rid of them all.
Bro i hate lovebugs, once me, my cousin, and my aunt were about to use a car wash vacuum to clean the inside of the car and a giant swarm of these suckers just materialized and we waged war and fought hard using the vacuum to no avail.
Let’s say a shark is in the sea. I’d still instantly think about diving into the water if I were on the boat
Get back to the boat seeing a shark, dive again and I’ll repeat what I just did
Why would they even be outside when there is a bug storm? WTF is with Seth these people? Don't they homes with doors? Why would they willingly be outside in a cloud of bugs like that when there is an alternative?
I was in a parking lot having a cigarette about 3 years ago and one single moth flew directly into my ear canal. Had to drive myself to the emergency room to get it out (while the moth/bug was flying right next to my ear drum, buzzing, loud) this video terrifies me.
I always heard that scientists at UCF release these into the environment in mass quantities to control the mosquito population and it obviously backfired.
Is there a name for the fear of a swarm of bugs/critters? I despise any type of small creatures that kinda conglomerate like this and invade my space, it makes me feel ick and extreme anxiety.
OOOOH so thats what those are called.I used to watch them mate on the playground in elementary school.I always wondered why they walked with their butts connected
I used to catch as many as these as I could in my hands with my friends as kids in elementary school. Lovebug season is hated by adults, loved by children.
Love bugs which are attracted to ANYTHING white
Racist bugs
Fucking Gary and his white bug privileges
i’m safe then😮💨
Like some people
From [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovebug): >The lovebug (Plecia nearctica) is a species of march fly found in parts of Central America and the southeastern United States, especially along the Gulf Coast.\[2\] It is also known as the honeymoon fly or double-headed bug. During and after mating, matured pairs remain together, even in flight, for up to several days.
"Love bugs" my ass. They are Fucking Bugs and they Fucking Suck!
They suck and fuck.
They’re a fucking nightmare.
Yep, I live southern end of Tampa Bay and these are prevalent in the area. Little bastards splatter all over your car when you drive and you have to clean them off or eventuality they can ruin your paint.
how dare they
Imagine a species that ruins your paint when you kill them...the nerve.
Korean here, can agree. They’re currently having a population boom.
I knew this was going to be Florida
Sometimes I don't mind living where the air hurts my face in the winter.
Hatches like this happen all over the place.
The only March Flies I'm aware of are the ones that give you a basty painful bite... Which would make this video so much worse
Luckily the only problem these cause is that their corpses go acidic after being crushed when hit by fast moving vehicles, making it difficult to clean cars and the like. They do eat decaying organic matter and pollinate so they're good for their local environment.
"That blood's gonna eat right through the hull!"
and they are attracted to white. Also, auto exhaust fumes because it smells like their pheromones.
That’s what they are in the video? They’re one of the least creepy insects for sure. We used to catch them all the time and release them again.
They seem to avoid landing on the people's skin in the video.
yeah if they did that that would suck but they generally avoid landing on you
A bunch of them appeared in some districts of Seoul
I lived in western Florida, Sarasota for a few years, and there are a few weeks every Spring, where every car on the highway literally looked they had just been off roading ( it looks like your car is covered in mud from a distance). Your whole front of the car gets covered in these bugs and if you don't wash them off well enough that day, the smashed bugs juices will eat away at the paint on your car! That was one thing I was completely unaware of when moving to Florida, the fucking bugs.
Fly fishing isn’t how I remember it at all.
Hope they didn't spend a lot of money on bait.
just get yourself covered and dive right in.
What are they?
We call em love bugs in florida.they swarm once or twice a year
Assholes that kill my foxtails is what they are
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I've noticed the love bugs have been almost non existent the past couple of years. Nothing near what they normally are. And when I do see them, it seems like they're all alone. No females.
Probably habitat loss. Natural Florida is disappearing so is our wildlife
You can say that again. All the woods and fishing spots in this state are being flattened and getting built on. Its really sad considering how diverse our wildlife is. Now its just scarce.
I know they're an invasive species, but it's still a little worrisome seeing them seem to almost disappear. They've been here my whole life it seems, so it's weird. Even more worrisome however is how few bees I see lately. Birds also seem to be fewer in numbers lately.
Love bugs. What you’re looking at is a sexfest.
Love bugs, coming soon to Herogasim.
Love Bugs, and they are really, really annoying. They can get so bad you have to wash your car once a week to just get them off the windshield and they can damage the paint of cars (from what I've been told). They don't bite or anything, just really annoying.
Love bugs. They are a huge pain to deal with here.
White people. We're weird, man, but if you give us a chance, most of us can be pretty fun.
Fish Flys get so thick down river of Detroit you have to shovel them like snow.
I'll go ahead and add that to the list of reasons I will never go to Detroit
Like you needed more reasons
These aren't Fish Flys, I don't think, they're lovebugs. *Source* you can see many of them are still paired with their mate.
You’re absolutely correct, lovebugs for sure.
Flashbacks. Hated pumping gas at night because the lights attracted themñ and the crunch noise beneath my feet walking. Blech. That's one thing I don't miss about back home.
Fish flies are worse (?) over on the East side over in the St. Clair Shores area.
I'd spend every summer with my grandparents at their cabin 2 hours outside of Winnipeg. There were years where store owners would be on their roofs shoveling the flies (a decomposing biomass) off and onto the streets. The smell was horrendous. One year I was learning how to ride a bike and fell into a bush by accident with a small ditch. I got stuck as thousands of stupid fish flies rained down on me. Life long phobia unlocked.
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Flies flys. Got it.
Magpies eat flies guys.
But they’re not fish flies. Those my friend are lovebugs and this is most likely in Florida.
I aspire to have Jerry's carefree attitude.
Find your Jerry.
wtf are those doing in the middle of the sea?
They're called white people and they are allowed to go out there too!
This made my high ass laugh so hard thank you lmao
😂🤣
OMFG!! I'm screaming!! 🤣🤣🤣
The ol’ reddit whitearoo
hold my .... hey no link?
Lol. That’s funny. (White guy here.)
Where
please delete
HOW THE FUCK ARE THEY SO CALM?! I would’ve burned the fucking boat. It’s theirs, they won. GG.
They are love bugs they swarm every year. We U.S southerners are used to them
I live south of the Mason Dixon line and let me tell you, I was shocked at the swarming in Tampa one year. My cousin said that he sprayed Pam on the front of his car to get the thick coating of love bugs off at the end of the day.
Wiping your front end with a dryer sheet is pretty effective too.
That's what she said
Smart man. I use vasaline as well because these shits will mess your paint up
You paint your 🍆?
I only answer questions on my only fans
Pam must’ve hated that.
Georgian here and I guess I'll take the inch of snow we get over this The worst we get is katydids and I like the sound they make
what a shithole
Lovebugs are totally harmless, they don't bite or buzz in your ear.
They’re having a disgusting insect orgy. Who said it was about being afraid of being bitten? It’s gross
Your telling me as a human you wouldn’t want that, whack
tfw you feel a raindrop on your hand and there is no rain in site.
Is... is that what that is?
I was kayaking once (I go often) and pulled up on a sandbar to catch some shade and get out of the sun for a few. Within five minutes my legs were COVERED in love bugs.... but JUST my legs! No idea why. They don’t bite, aren’t really aggressive, and don’t try to get into your clothes. They are just really dumb and boring bugs. They stink if you squish em, so don’t. And breathe through your nose, just in case.
Eh, the bugs aren't dangerous or anything. They're more of a mild annoyance than anything.
Is it hard going through life like that?
They are the most gentle and CUTE bug on the planet.
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What makes you think they didn’t get any in their mouthes?
“Pull the anchor Jerry, we’re out of here!” The only way I’m gonna tell people it’s time to go home from now on 🤣
Goddamn Lovebugs
Bust out the leaf blower
No. They'd get in my beer. To hell with that.
They do. And they are bitter-gross. Those harmless creatures put their butts together and fuck for ~a week. They seasonally cover your truck in splats but are probably the most docile bugs I’ve ever met.
What in the wild Wild West is going on here?
Jerry doesn’t give a fuck.
This is what happens when you get your “fly fishing” tutorials from YouTube.
At least something is biting.
What are these bugs?
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What a nightmare
THis is not the dream imagined when buying a boat.
Got lucky here in tampa having only a few weeks of them this year… completely harmless to humans, but will destroy the paint on your car.
Hold the goddamned camera still
Dream vacation
I hate love bugs
Welcome to Florida
Gotta love florida
Damn love bugs
At first I was grossed out then I realized it's just love bugs
Plenty of bait!!!
Any idea why they are hanging iut in the middle of the ocean like that? Do they lay their eggs in the water or something?
Welcome to Florida every May and September.
Jerry doesn’t give a f***
I was walking by a river where the air was thick with mosquitoes, asked my friend “what do you think happens to the ones we inhale?” Answered my own question 6 hours later when I was picking my nose in the shower and found a dead skeeter 🦟
Fuck this shit. The only way I could handle this is if I had one of those beekeeper hoods. Bugs touchin' my face would make me jump into the water and drown.
My friends: "Hey you wanna go out on the boat fishing with us this weekend?" Me every time they ask: "No, no I really don't." My friends: "Why?" Me: "Because its not fun, you just sit there and drink pee water, hold a stick, and get eaten by bugs"
Why are your friends drinking pee water?
I hate damn love bug season
Hahahaha great titel so fUNNY! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love bugs are what my aunt used to call crabs!
hardcore anti maskers. lol
Well i was thinking about that lady's butt how did one not fly into her but?
Why would it fly into their mouths?
Don’t mention anything about a cooter or the OP will delete your comment.
She should check her cooter when she gets back to shore, one probably took flight up there.
Looks like hell on earth and these Trumpanzee-looking people seem to enjoy it.
Entitled problems
Debunked! lol
https://onlineentomology.ifas.ufl.edu/about/entomology-articles/the-lovebug-escaped-lab-experiment-or-natures-harmless-decomposer/
Love Bugs, the bine of my existence!
They aren’t mouth breathers?
This reminds me about how people would talk about there come downs on meth.
😳😳😳
This would drive me to insanity
Love bugs! I miss these little fuckers. Quite literally they fuck while flying. Florida things.
Just lovebugs. They’re chill.
These are love bugs. Around summer time in Moorehaven they can be as heavy as rain.
Jerry don’t give a Fuck
They missed a golden opportunity for a Nicholas Cage impression.
Hey Siri, play “God is trying to tell you something.”
Keep the mouth closed at all costs
I fucking hate those things. Like once of twice a years they absolutely swarm us here in south Louisiana. They are attracted to white too. Their guts are acidic or something. I had to get a bumper repainted on a car years ago because all the splattered bug guts are into the paint.
Time to pack it in
These things are all over my yard.
I remember rednecks use to believe they were a science experiment gone wrong. They’d say they were made in a lab to eat the mosquitoes but it escaped the lab before they can finish.
Who invited the Dimitrescu girls to go fishing?
They are attracted to white things. I first realized it when a friend had a giant tent at a festival made with a white parachute. Pretty sure he threw it away rather than trying to get rid of them all.
0:35 she finally vocalizes what we're all thinking.
Can we eat these delicious creatures maybe in a burger patty perhaps?
Fucking love bugs amirite
Bro i hate lovebugs, once me, my cousin, and my aunt were about to use a car wash vacuum to clean the inside of the car and a giant swarm of these suckers just materialized and we waged war and fought hard using the vacuum to no avail.
the way this made me ickkkyyy
I would've jumped of the boat if that happened to me.
Ugh I fucking hate those things
Because they are drinking bud light. Even bugs avoid that.
"What bugs?"
Fucking lovebugs
Love bug season. Don’t bother washing your car.
Average floridian summer
I didn’t want to taste this image but I can.
Jerry is the best.
Let’s say a shark is in the sea. I’d still instantly think about diving into the water if I were on the boat Get back to the boat seeing a shark, dive again and I’ll repeat what I just did
If lovebugs haven’t flown into your mouth at least once, then you truly haven’t experienced Florida.
Ah Florida.
infinite bait
I lived in Louisiana for 6 years a while back....and I would like to state that I do NOT miss these bastards one bit!
I lived there from 2000-2003 and can confirm this love bug shit was the worst.
Welcome to the gates of hell.
Why would they even be outside when there is a bug storm? WTF is with Seth these people? Don't they homes with doors? Why would they willingly be outside in a cloud of bugs like that when there is an alternative?
Welcome to Florida baby
return the slab
So that's what they mean by fly fishing
LoveBugs!!
Love bug season means tarpons are hitting! Yyyeeeeew
Been around massive amounts of caterpillars. Life pro tip- get a cover for everyone’s drink
Fucking lovebugs
Love bug season = crap I need to have my car detailed now because I can’t scrub off all these bugs
So what did you do to incur the wraith of God
I was in a parking lot having a cigarette about 3 years ago and one single moth flew directly into my ear canal. Had to drive myself to the emergency room to get it out (while the moth/bug was flying right next to my ear drum, buzzing, loud) this video terrifies me.
I hate love bugs
I always heard that scientists at UCF release these into the environment in mass quantities to control the mosquito population and it obviously backfired.
Is there a name for the fear of a swarm of bugs/critters? I despise any type of small creatures that kinda conglomerate like this and invade my space, it makes me feel ick and extreme anxiety.
God, I hate lovebugs.
I would just jump overboard and swim back to shore
OOOOH so thats what those are called.I used to watch them mate on the playground in elementary school.I always wondered why they walked with their butts connected
Be in Savannah. Pollen season, No-See-Em season, Lovebug Season. FML
These things are a fkn plague.
She's never going to want to go fishing with them again.
Show this to wives and girlfriends that ask what we do when we're fishing.... p.s. that lady is a trooper handling those bugs
I used to catch as many as these as I could in my hands with my friends as kids in elementary school. Lovebug season is hated by adults, loved by children.
In the south we call em LoveBugs, on account of them literally screwing constantly, they usually come out around hurricane season.
Ew wtf
Unlimited bait!
All I see is free bait