Blood-Sucking Flies Common Around Beaches

Tiny, uninvited guests descended on Siesta Key Beach Monday afternoon. “Bugs. Little, black, they kind of look like ants and they’ve got wings on them,” said Dominic McIntyre. […] ABC 7 went to New College of Florida and talked with Dr. Elzie McCord Jr., Professor of Biology for some answers as to what could be biting at the beach. He says the Suncoast has a couple of resident blood-sucking insects that could be the culprits.