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uujudy:

So far as I can tell, they're the only curse of Florida. Bugs who mate practically at birth and continue to do so. The name apparently derives from the fact that two of them copulate and remain attached until they die. They are prevalent in April/May and again in September. Harmless (don't bite, for example), but highly annoying, and everywhere.

They're very hard on automobile paint jobs. Folks advocate cleaning them off almost every day, or their remains will eat the paint away. Since my car is over 11 years old, I'm afraid that I don't worry that much.

SWR