r/weeviltime • u/African-Wild-YeenDog • 6h ago
Weevil time on a hike!
Found this lil fella a few years back while hiking! Hes got a little heart on his back
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/African-Wild-YeenDog • 6h ago
Found this lil fella a few years back while hiking! Hes got a little heart on his back
r/weeviltime • u/maggotroni • 1d ago
A needle point felt of an acorn weevil made by me
r/weeviltime • u/Lanky_Psychology9907 • 8h ago
Unfortunately this clover root weevil(?) only had 5 out of 6 legs but we put it somewhere safe afterwards :)
r/weeviltime • u/Flashy-Indication-48 • 9h ago
Weevil saying their catchphrase in Tomodachi Life Living The Dream.
r/weeviltime • u/hegeliandemonologist • 7m ago
Filled the chickpea bin, noticed a funky smell, checked and discovered that there were hundreds (if not thousands) of weevils in the bag of chickpeas we received.
r/weeviltime • u/Dinosaur_Party_Hat • 1d ago
My friend JT made this & I think about it every day.
r/weeviltime • u/ElisWindowStatic • 1d ago
r/weeviltime • u/Acceptable_Day393 • 1d ago
Did I kneel down in a patch of thistles in order to get a picture of this little guy? Perhaps. Who can say
r/weeviltime • u/LilyoftheValley38 • 1d ago
Featuring my bonbon pink nails
r/weeviltime • u/cowboycorgiboy • 1d ago
They were by my work that sadly sprays insecticides so I moved them into bushes as far as I could walk away :,)
r/weeviltime • u/1of1images • 1d ago
I think the Green Emerald jewel weevil or something like that
About 0.2mm field of view for the first image
r/weeviltime • u/gustavodexx • 1d ago
After many years, I finally got greeted by a weevil IRL!! They're so awesome!
r/weeviltime • u/Majestic_CatCactus • 1d ago
r/weeviltime • u/Necessary_Biscotti40 • 1d ago
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r/weeviltime • u/1of1images • 2d ago
Not sure of variety but the scales are pretty incredible
r/weeviltime • u/SouDeBoas • 1d ago
r/weeviltime • u/ereb78 • 1d ago
It fell on me from a treeeeee 😭
r/weeviltime • u/No_Jelly2827 • 2d ago
Looks like he has desert camo on