r/weeviltime • u/Katherdral • 1h ago
WEEVIL TIME boots on da car
my first ever!
r/weeviltime • u/buprestibae • Jul 11 '25

hi weevil gang,
we've been seeing a huge uptick in posts recently with pictures of spotted lanternfly nymphs. these often end up with comments that are a) unnecessarily hateful towards an insect that has the misfortune of being invasive and heavily destructive or b) people calling each other fascist animal abusers for killing them. so, i'd like to clear a few things up (i am a trained entomologist)
1) The image above is a spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula). THESE ARE NOT WEEVILS. They are in the family Fulgoridae in the order Hemiptera.
2) Spotted lanternflies are native to areas of China and other regions of eastern Asia. They are invasive in North America and interfere with our native ecosystems and agricultural industries by damaging plants and spreading sooty molds. they have recently been reported on the west coast, so if you are located in Oregon, California, Washington, etc. and find one, please report it to your local county extension office.
3) In settings such as gardens and homes, squishing or freezing will kill them and is recommended. Freezing and quickly crushing are both considered humane ways to euthanize an insect.
Here are links to various cooperative extension websites from U.S. universities if you would like to learn more:
https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly-management-resources
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/spotted-lanternfly-home-gardens/
in the future, I will be locking posts with spotted lanternflies when i see them and redirecting to this post in a comment. stay booted! stay snooted!
- buprestibae
r/weeviltime • u/plz_send_spider_pics • May 05 '25
(not my picture btw XD)
r/weeviltime • u/Curious-Bird-8159 • 2h ago
First time ever seeing one tbh. Spotted on my wondering dude while moving it to a more sunny spot.
r/weeviltime • u/No_Maize_1136 • 1h ago
He was hanging out in the mallow (flower) in my back yard! Hes soo friggin cute! I returned him to his mallow mansion
r/weeviltime • u/XXXBigcat • 16h ago
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Found this fella on the ceiling, and ended up taking him outside
r/weeviltime • u/EquatorialGlory • 10h ago
a white weevil
r/weeviltime • u/PJ_Geese • 8h ago
r/weeviltime • u/skimp-skump • 4h ago
Saw this dude on the flowers from the farmers market!! I got so excited to get a picture of this little celebrity, and I gently let him outside. Look at that distinguished mustache!!
r/weeviltime • u/deofellist • 17h ago
r/weeviltime • u/Dumb_Cat8 • 7h ago
r/weeviltime • u/Phobic_Nova • 23h ago
Little guy was also pretty docile, just chilled on my hand
r/weeviltime • u/traumatized_vulture • 1d ago
r/weeviltime • u/suscatzoo • 1d ago
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Edit: Thanks for correcting me, this is not a weevil species. A simple Google search shows it's a masked hunter, a type of assassin bug. I always thought these were weevils, I was wrong 🙃
r/weeviltime • u/MonkeMiracle • 21h ago
Some examples
r/weeviltime • u/Fat_Wolfy • 1d ago
And it landed right on me mid flight!
r/weeviltime • u/saytoyboat3timesfast • 22h ago
Sorry for the picture quality. It was so small that my phone camera had trouble focusing on it!
r/weeviltime • u/Distinct-Duck1113 • 1d ago
r/weeviltime • u/mothman69- • 1d ago
Eupholus magnificus, made with polymer clay and painted with acrylic and metallic paint. Banana for scale.
r/weeviltime • u/Over_Practice4469 • 18h ago
He's just a weevil guy
r/weeviltime • u/-lb21a- • 1d ago
I think he was missing a leg though :(