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Torna #LoveBugs con Brenda e Michele

https://www.larampa.news/2025/11/torna-love-bugs-con-brenda-e-michele/

Good morning. ☕☕☕

13 September 2025

I rose late this morning, just in time to feed Charlie. I suspect he may have roused me, though I don’t recall any audible summons. No matter—I’m up, and the day has begun.

The front of my car and windshield are now a canvas of splattered lovebugs, each one a tiny, winged insult. If you live up north, you may not grasp the full anguish of lovebug season. I mentioned them briefly a few days ago, but now the season is in full, sticky swing. Oh, woe is me 😱.

To compound the tragedy, my window washer fluid alert lit up yesterday—just as we embarked on a trip through peak bug territory. The fluid gave out mid-journey. I nearly called 911 🚨.

I’ll take the car in for service Monday and, with a straight face, ask them to “just top off the washer fluid.” I’m jesting, of course—the car could use a full service. But the jest will linger. When they ask how they can help, I’ll say, “My washer fluid is low,” and let that line hang in the air like a punchline waiting for applause. I won’t be able to help myself.

As for the car wash—that’s the beauty of the plan. The dealership offers complimentary washes with each service for my make and model. So it’s like killing two or three birds with one appointment. Not that I advocate the indiscriminate killing of birds. It’s just a saying.

🎶 Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', don't mean nothin', honey, if it ain't free, no no
Yeah, feelin' good was easy, Lord, when Charlie sang the blues
You know feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Charlie McGee" - Kris Kristofferson mostly

“The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.” — John Lee Hooker

“The bugs are back, and they brought friends.” — Dispatch from the Front Porch

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #morning #lovebugs #car #dog #flowers #blues

Good morning. ☕☕☕

31 August 2025

It's the last day of August, fall is around the corner, winter is coming.

For the last couple of years, lovebugs haven’t been all that bad. Knock on wood. They’re still around, just not as thick as in previous seasons. Maybe I’ve stopped noticing—no more daily commute means fewer bug smacks on the grill and windshield.

Still, when they’re swarming, they get into everything. Let’s just say they’re persistently annoying.

Most birds steer clear of them, thanks to their mildly acidic taste. I haven’t tasted one myself—at least not on purpose. I do ride a motorcycle.

From what I’ve read, warblers and chickadees might eat them, which could help a little in the backyard. Here’s hoping they develop a taste for inconvenience.

“Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain.” — Douglas Coupland

#morning #birds #lovebugs #fall #winter #goldfinch #ChippingSparrow

Biologie Nachhilfe für #SRF? #journalismus #wissenschaft #wissenschaftsjournalismus

In einem Artikel zu #lovebugs schreiben sie: "Sie helfen bei der Bestäubung von Blüten, da ihre Larven Pflanzenmaterial in organische Bestandteile umwandeln."

Das ist ein komischer Kausalzusammenhang: Die Larven leben im Boden und zersetzen abgestorbenes Pflanzenmaterial, was mit Bestäubung rein gar nichts zu tun hat. Bestäubung erfolgt durch die erwachsenen Insekten.

https://www.srf.ch/news/international/kaefer-in-schwaermen-in-suedkorea-lovebugs-machen-menschen-in-seoul-zu-schaffen