These Lovebugs Have Attachment Issues | Deep Look

You know those couples that do everything together? Lovebugs, also known as honeymoon flies, can spend anywhere from a half-hour to a couple of days attached to each other. As the female drags or carries the male from flower to flower, piggyback style, they pollinate cherries, apples and pears. 👉 Donate to KQED, the public media station that makes Deep Look: https://donate.kqed.org/deeplook SIGN UP for Deep Look’s newsletter, Nature Unseen: https://bit.ly/NatureUnseenSignUp SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/kqeddeeplook?sub_confirmation=1 DEEP LOOK is an ultra-HD (4K) short video series created by KQED in San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios. See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small. ---+ Find a transcript on KQED Science: https://www.kqed.org/science/1998184/these-lovebugs-have-attachment-issues ---+ More great Deep Look episodes: 4 Tiny Romances That Are Almost Too Freaky to Share https://youtu.be/4qKbI2NR_XE?si=UdiKnLtcAEpWMdC4 The 4 Most Ruthless Ants We’ve Ever Filmed https://youtu.be/RBqt5egv6go?si=AeI1Ixp0aD5hAYdR Varroa Mites Are a Honeybee’s 8-Legged Nightmare https://youtu.be/69Do8tw_xy0?feature=shared ---+ Shoutout! @dropintospace8018 @frankeneh-lf6fb @jeanjacketjack @royalfelineandtracygrant @TheDarkEclipxe ---+ Thank you to our top Patreon supporters ($10+ per month)! Bridget Kelly BulletproofFrog Burt Humburg Carrie Mukaida Chris B Emrick Christopher Williams Companion Cube Craig Rosa Daisuke Goto David Deshpande Duane Westhoff El Samuels Elena De La Paz Elizabeth Ann Ditz Hank Poppe J Schumacher Jellyman Jessica Hiraoka Julia Karen Reynolds KayLa KW Laurel Przybylski LAUREL PRZYBYLSKI Laurel Przybylski Levi Cai Lily, Vinny, Izzy Altschuler Louis O'Neill manamonarch Mehdi Noreen Herrington R Roberta K Wright STEPHANIE DOLE Susan Fuhs Titania Juang Wade Tregaskis Walter Tschinkel Wised1000 wormy boi xkymon ---+ Follow Deep Look and KQED Science on social: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@deeplookofficial Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deeplook Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kqedscience/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/kqedscience ---+ About KQED KQED, an NPR and PBS member station in San Francisco, serves Northern California and beyond with a public-supported alternative to commercial TV, radio and web media. Funding for Deep Look is provided in part by PBS Digital Studios and the members of KQED. #lovebugs #deeplook