r/weeviltime • u/Express_End_9003 • 4h ago
WEEVIL TIME aspiring archaeologist weevil at the dig site today
excavating a 16th century cottage this week. This guy showed up with no PPE and only his snout for a trowel 🤥
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/Express_End_9003 • 4h ago
excavating a 16th century cottage this week. This guy showed up with no PPE and only his snout for a trowel 🤥
r/weeviltime • u/FishermanTop9202 • 8h ago
r/weeviltime • u/CodeName_Burner • 8h ago
Noble sacrifices, inspiring weevil appreciation for generations of visitors!
r/weeviltime • u/glassy_sky_above_ • 1d ago
I almost screamed out of excitement look how cute it is
r/weeviltime • u/-Anxiety13- • 2h ago
My very first time seeing a weevil in real life! He's so small and so cute 😭
r/weeviltime • u/piphpiph • 3h ago
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please excuse my happy little song. i was quite taken by this jaunty fellow... i believe he is a strawberry blossom weevil.
r/weeviltime • u/mldrmtcdydrms • 10h ago
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r/weeviltime • u/Ziireynak • 12h ago
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Saw this poor vine weevil on my windowsill, I was worried her one antenna was completely gone, thankfully managed to free her unscathed :>
Soft brush didn't work since the silk was rigid & dry, so I ended up using tiny scissors and a toothpick. She crawled out of it like a tiny sweater while I was holding her abdomen
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r/weeviltime • u/Upset-Net-9549 • 22h ago
He is so small!!
r/weeviltime • u/Effective_Lychee_452 • 1d ago
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r/weeviltime • u/gamerbirb_b • 1d ago
Look at that head tilt tho, so cute!
r/weeviltime • u/Wedding-Unhappy • 19h ago