Name this bug?

redbird – posted 08 September 2003 07:47

I have bunches of bugs (many flying in tandem, locked up in buggy love) swarming in my lawn when I mow, which I have not been able to identify. They are pitch black, 1/4″ long, very slender, with a reddish spot/body segment just below their proportionately tiny heads (not spittle bugs). Any guesses?

Mike

jr – posted 08 September 2003 21:51

lovebugs. they dont hurt anything except the paint on your car when you run into them. they have some kind of acid that will pit your finish.