Posted on 06/05/2024 8:38:06 AM PDT by DallasBiff
They are so ugly the male won’t face the female during mating.
Lol! Go Gatah!
There’s something I don’t miss about Miami. 😉
An annual SE Texas event. They must be useful for something. How about glue? You can’t get them off the windshield.
A few years ago the lovebugs were so thick that just sitting back in our golf carts we would smash a couple dozen of them. And that was AFTER shoeing them off right before sitting down.
We’re gonna fight,fight,fight for FSU, we’re gonna scalp em Seminoles. We’re gonna run,run,run and roll on down to make those goals.
For FSU is on the warpath now and at the battle’s end we’re great. So fight,fight,fight for FSU, the Seminoles of Florida Staaaate! 😎
I remember stopping at a car wash to wash them out of the radiator because the truck was starting to run hot.
It doesn’t look much like Herbie.
😂😂😂😂👍
Heartbreak for our Softball team yesterday. We let the Sooners off the hook.
Another reason I love living in the high dessert up north... We don’t get too many bugs.
C&P’d:
They perform a beneficial function by helping recycle organic matter.
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Lovebugs are not without enemies in nature. Larvae are found in extremely high numbers in pastures and other grassy areas, and make attractive prey for certain bird predators including robins and quail. Laboratory studies using invertebrate predators found in lovebug-infested pastures indicated they were voracious predators also. These included earwigs, beetle larvae and a centipede.
They’re everywhere here in Charlotte. They lay eggs on the horizontal surfaces of the house, pop out as little crawly dots and eventually grow to their normal size. They love our pine needles and, even though you don’t really notice them at first, if you disturb the pine needles...they scatter hugely.
Cyper pesticide goes a long way in getting rid of a lot of them
Yeah, that may be true, but I’ve never seen any of them being eaten. But there are cars that take them out in large numbers, and they are not easy to clean off either. 🤣
Oopsss...meant vertical surfaces...walls, etc.
I learned that the hard way. Didn’t get them off quick enough. Little buggers ate right through my clearcoat.
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