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Short-lived Plecia nearctica throngs flooded the streets Florida cities. Billions of black insects have covered houses and roads, land and trees. Flying arthropods cars, interfering with the review of drivers, blocking headlights and driving radiators. Especially strongly attracted to light-skinned surface, because for homeowners and owners of cars with light the color of the annual invasion of these insects becomes every time real test.
Fortunately, uninvited guests pester residents of the Solar State not for long. These creatures live only a few days and spend the time allotted by him for the search for a partner. After mating male and female remain coupled together almost until the end of life and fly together, which is why Plecia nearctica in the common people called “loving bugs” or “flies on a honeymoon.” Females usually lay up to 350 eggs, from which the larvae hatch already after 2-4 days.
Nevertheless, such a sight is not for the faint of heart, especially for those who is the first to encounter an invasion of toxoids. For instance, visitors who first see such a surreal picture are simply horrified, wondering how the locals still exist, not eaten by these countless insects …
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