Life Of A Love Bug

As a floridian it means the swam of little flying bugs that we have to endure twice a year.

Life of a love bug. Amazing macro pictures of tiny insects in indonesia captured on a mobile phone camera. Hardy but was seen in. The term love bug has many meanings. Upon reaching maturity the lovebug spends almost the entirety of its remaining life copulating with its mate hence its numerous romantic nicknames.

The adult lovebug feeds on the nectar of flowering plants. The male and female lovebugs attach themselves at the rear of the abdomen and remain that way at all times even in flight. The bugs were not seen in north america until 1940 but have greatly expanded their range since that time siemann said. The species was first described in 1940 by d.

Series of incredible macro photographs were captured by photographer andi sriyadi in west. Upon reaching maturity the lovebug spends almost the entirety of its remaining life copulating with its mate hence its numerous romantic nicknames. The male and female attach themselves at the rear of the abdomen and remain that way at all times even in flight. The adult lovebug feeds on the nectar of flowering plants.

The love bug plecia nearctica is a species of march fly found in parts of central america and the southeastern united states especially along the gulf coast.