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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Alliance Group 3056963

Love Bug

Yeah, if I seem like I'm speaking through my teeth, it's because it's "Actively Raining" those awful Florida LOVE BUGS here in Sarasota FL.  Today is the worse day.  Went kayaking up to Midnight Pass and the love bugs were as thick as smoke there.  There, we were afraid to open our mouths to talk, so we silently ran over the grassy hump and jumped into the Gulf.  Fortunately, out in the open water, they are not so bad.  At least the things don't bite.  For any of you who've never seen them, they are little black creature with a tiny bit of red on their tip and they are always mating.  Once they mate, they die, so their existence is short lived.  The swarm of love bugs comes to the area twice a year and usually lasts for 1-1/2 to 2 weeks.  Then they're gone till next time.  Besides being pesky, they are a very acid bug, so they need to be washed from you vehicle on a regular basis or the acid will start to eat away at your car.

Hey, it's a small inconvenience to have when one is living in Paradise. 

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Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection
Nicki - the love bug sound pesky I don't think I know what they look like, do you have a picture?  I know you gave a description but in this case a visual would have worked best.
May 28, 2007 07:20 AM
Gary Schraut
Century 21 Alliance Realty - Brooksville, FL
CCIM, CRS, GRI

Nicki,

 

We were Kyaking out in Tarpon bay on Sanibel and didn't see any. Now the northside of our cottage where the Sun hits is another story, we're socked in with ,love bugs over there.

 

gary

May 28, 2007 08:22 AM
Jacob Morales - Arizona Mortgage Planner
US Bank - Scottsdale, AZ
Yah I was gonna say the same thing myself. I live in the desert and would love to have your problem. :) Interesting info about Sarasota though. I have a close friend who lives there and he never told me about that, thanks for sharing. 
May 28, 2007 09:23 AM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection
Nicki this bug looks like something I have seen before I just did not know what it was.  Thanks for the picture.
May 28, 2007 10:49 AM
Nicki Conway
RE/MAX Alliance Group - Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Fl Real Estate
Thanks for all your comments.  I've heard that up through Alligator Alley, you can't even see the road!
May 28, 2007 12:13 PM