If you've spent any time driving around Central Florida recently, you've already had your introduction. First it's one or two bugs tapping against the windshield. Then suddenly they're everywhere — clinging together in pairs, coating grills and bumpers, impossible to ignore. Lovebugs are back in Orlando in full force, and this season some Walt Disney World guests are encountering them somewhere they really didn't expect: inside their resort hotel rooms.

If you have a Disney trip coming up during lovebug season, here's what's actually going on, why it happens every year, and what you can realistically do about it.

So What Exactly Are Lovebugs?

Lovebugs are small flies related to mosquitoes and gnats, according to the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. They're easy to spot once you know what you're looking for — slender black bodies with a reddish thorax. They also go by a handful of other names, including March flies, double-headed bugs, honeymoon flies, and united bugs. Dr. Norman Leppla of the University of Florida's Entomology and Nematology Department notes they've also earned