Lovebugs are pesky little black bugs that live in the ground or grass (ground) until it is their "time" to fly around and annoy the crap outta humans. They are a hazard during really bad seasons if they are flying across highways and such because they smash onto your windshield and it does not take long for them to build up. There is only so much your windsheild wipers can do. The worst part about them is the longer you wait to wash them off of your car, the harder it is to get them off because they sort of stick and crust over. They also have an acid type substance in their "guts" so when they splat on your car and you leave them too long, it is eating into your paint.
Other than this, Lovebugs are completely harmless. They do not bite, in fact I've never even heard of someone being bitten by a lovebug and I've lived in a place that has them, all of my life. They are somehow attracted to us so if you are sitting outside, they will probably land on you. They can get pretty thick(meaning a lot of them) before their "season" is over and they go back into the ground until the next season. I have read up on lovebugs before and I still have no idea what their purpose actually is.
PS- I don't really care, either.
Here is a picture of a lovebug.....
As you can see, it landed on my finger and is completely harmless. The bee that chased me away from the flowers while I was trying to take pictures today, is not.
The long skinny things sticking off of it in various lengths and directions is it's legs. The orange/red spot is it's head/eyes and it has wings (obviously) and they sort of "float" around.
Here are two that are "attached" to each other. These are commonly seen. Yes...they are "doing it".
I took a small amount of video so you can see how they sort of "float" around. They are low to the ground right now because it is at the end of the day. They are going back into the grass for night time. In the middle of the day is when they will be trying to fly up your nose.
They still sort of float or hover around in the middle of the day, just at a higher level.
Here's the video:
This concludes LOVEBUG 101.