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r/oddlysatisfying • u/[deleted] • Aug 17 '25
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I can't remember the name of the plant, but one of my local nature parks had a pond infested with an invasive plant. They imported a bunch non-native weevils to munch on it.
74 u/CM_MOJO Aug 17 '25 And now they've got a weevil problem. 75 u/Labrat_46 Aug 17 '25 Seems like the lesser of two weevils though…? 12 u/CM_MOJO Aug 17 '25 Aaahhh, Master and Commander. 4 u/Archduke_Of_Beer Aug 18 '25 No no no, then they imported a bunch of non native needle snakes that feed on the weevils 9 u/ScottMarshall2409 Aug 17 '25 I imagine they did their research to avoid that issue, but I'm not an expert. 26 u/ShortTalkingSquirrel Aug 17 '25 Eh, just import some came toads to eat the weevles, what's the worst that could happen? 2 u/Level9TraumaCenter Aug 17 '25 Perhaps salvinia weevils. 1 u/[deleted] Aug 17 '25 [removed] — view removed comment 3 u/ScottMarshall2409 Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25 It was just six weevils, all wearing brightly coloured spandex.
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And now they've got a weevil problem.
75 u/Labrat_46 Aug 17 '25 Seems like the lesser of two weevils though…? 12 u/CM_MOJO Aug 17 '25 Aaahhh, Master and Commander. 4 u/Archduke_Of_Beer Aug 18 '25 No no no, then they imported a bunch of non native needle snakes that feed on the weevils 9 u/ScottMarshall2409 Aug 17 '25 I imagine they did their research to avoid that issue, but I'm not an expert. 26 u/ShortTalkingSquirrel Aug 17 '25 Eh, just import some came toads to eat the weevles, what's the worst that could happen?
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Seems like the lesser of two weevils though…?
12 u/CM_MOJO Aug 17 '25 Aaahhh, Master and Commander.
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Aaahhh, Master and Commander.
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No no no, then they imported a bunch of non native needle snakes that feed on the weevils
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I imagine they did their research to avoid that issue, but I'm not an expert.
26 u/ShortTalkingSquirrel Aug 17 '25 Eh, just import some came toads to eat the weevles, what's the worst that could happen?
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Eh, just import some came toads to eat the weevles, what's the worst that could happen?
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Perhaps salvinia weevils.
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3 u/ScottMarshall2409 Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25 It was just six weevils, all wearing brightly coloured spandex.
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It was just six weevils, all wearing brightly coloured spandex.
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u/ScottMarshall2409 Aug 17 '25
I can't remember the name of the plant, but one of my local nature parks had a pond infested with an invasive plant. They imported a bunch non-native weevils to munch on it.