The lovebug, Plecia nearctica, is a member of the family of march flies. It is also known as the honeymoon fly, kissingbug, or double-headed bug. The adult is a small, flying insect common to parts of Central America and the southeastern United States, especially along the Gulf Coast. During and after mating, adult pairs remain coupled, even in flight, for up to several days.
The lovebug was first described in 1940 by D. E. Hardy, but was seen in Louisiana as early as 1911. At that time, he reported the incidence of lovebugs to be widespread, but most common in Texas, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. However, by the end of the 20th century the species had spread heavily to all areas bordering the Gulf of Mexico, as well as Georgia and South Carolina. L. A. Hetrick, writing in 1970, found the bug was also widespread in central and northern Florida and described its flights as reaching altitudes of 300 to 450 metres (980 to 1,480ft) and extending several kilometers over the Gulf. In 2006, it was reported as far north as Wilmington, North Carolina.
By 1965, one of the few other country singers who was as hot as Jones on the country charts was Buck Owens, who had helped establish Bakersfield as an alternative to Nashville as a country music center. The Bakersfield sound was seen as having more bite than the more tepid Nashville sound, and a rivalry soon sprouted; in the 2001 documentary series Lost Highway music journalist Chet Flippo states, "I think that Nashville felt that Bakersfield was a bad smell that they wished would go away. It really had nothing to do with the scene in Nashville but country radio loved that music, so there was a certain co-existence that had to go on." This rivalry extended to Jones and Owens; although they would always remain friends, during the occasions in which they toured together in the early days they often argued about who would close the show, with Jones recalling in his autobiography I Lived to Tell It All that he "was resentful because Buck's home in Bakersfield did not make him part of the Nashville family."
"Lovebug" is a song by the Americanteen pop band the Jonas Brothers It was released as the second official single off their third studio album, A Little Bit Longer, on September 30, 2008. Lyrically, "Lovebug" is about being smitten by girl for the first time and attracting feelings for said girl from that moment. A music video was released to accompany the single and is a period piece romance that was inspired by The Notebook.
Disney Channel featured the world premiere of the "Lovebug" music video on October 19, 2008 (8:55 p.m., ET/PT). An exclusive look at the making of the video was presented throughout the evening (8:00- 9:00 p.m., ET/PT) during episodes of Hannah Montana and Wizards of Waverly Place.
Well I was ruling the roost Had all the chicks to myself And suddenly it happened A funny little feeling I felt Well I tried to outrun it But it finally caught up with me Tell me how can I run From something I can't see Oh that teenie, weenie thing They call the lovebug Nobody's ever seen it But it's got the whole world shook up It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug It's the little itty, bitty, teenie, weenie thing They call the lovebug Well I always thought that I had me a pretty good style But I lost that race By a good old country mile With my head held way up high And it fooled me, hit me Really took me by surprise Oh that teenie, weenie thing They call the lovebug Nobody's ever seen it But it's got the whole world shook up It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug It's the little itty, bitty, teenie, weenie thing They call the lovebug Oh that teenie, weenie thing They call the lovebug Nobody's ever seen it But it's got the whole world shook up It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug It's the little itty, bitty, teenie, weenie thing They call the lovebug It's the little itty, bitty, teenie, weenie thing
The one thing she said that was absolutely foreign to us was when she said how lucky we were to get here before "the lovebugs started their swarming." ... But now it seems Science™ has zeroed in on the lovebugs as a poster child for Global Boiling.
Every September they're ready for the onslaught of vehicles that come in covered in lovebugs ... There’s no scientific reason yet to explain the decline in lovebugs.Are lovebugs dangerous? ... Were lovebugs genetically created at the University of Florida?.
I saw my first one earlier last week, on the second day of September. A mated pair of lovebugs, and “love” was not the first thought to come into my mind. Few insects bring as much contempt as the lovebug ....
LoveBug, the yacht that overturned and partially sank at the mouth of the West River in late July, is finally headed north out of the Chesapeake Bay... One tugboat tows, and another pushes the Lovebug up the Chesapeake Bay, south of the the Bay Bridge.
Efforts to salvage the LoveBug, the 103-foot yacht that overturned and partially sank at the mouth of the West River in late July, are expected to conclude this week ... The LoveBug alongside the Farrell 256, a 200-foot crane barge.
The young pit bull, who shelter staff named “Lovebug,” was brought in severely malnourished on the evening of Nov ... A state humane agent later received a tip that Lovebug belonged to Korby, ...
A second crane arrived recently to begin salvaging the LoveBug, the 103-foot yacht that capsized at the mouth of the West River in July ... The Farrell 256 will be used to rig the LoveBug with slings, Newes said last week.
Salvage vessels from Donjon Marine Co., Meagan Ann and the Farrell 256 crane barge are on scene to begin recovery of the LoveBug, the 103-foot yacht that capsized at the mouth of the West River on July 27.
Salvage efforts for the LoveBug, the 103-foot yacht that capsized at the mouth of the West River July 27, are set to begin Tuesday ... The Farrell 256 will be used to rig the LoveBug with slings, Newes said.
The LoveBug, the 103-foot yacht that capsized at the mouth of the West River Saturday, is still partially submerged and has yet to be moved from where it was stranded ... The 104-foot yacht LoveBug remains partially submerged Thursday.
They were almost in deep ship! ... The splashy, 122-foot vessel, known as the Lovebug, began taking on water around 12.30 p.m ... 3. The 122-foot superyacht the Lovebug capsized, prompting a rescue. FOX 5DC ... 3 ... U.S.Coast GuardDistrict 5 ... 3 ... FOX 5 DC ... ....
The Lufkin News
07 Sep 2024
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07 Sep 2024