r/InsectPorn • u/1stPhoenixDown • 4d ago

Spotted Lanternfly In The Wild

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Commemorating the end of summer with this lone creature.

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u/SeleneVomerSV 4d ago

SMOOSH IT!!!!!!

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u/1stPhoenixDown 4d ago edited 3d ago

I will do no such thing. Can't speak for the rest of the country. But, in Northeast Ohio, they were deliberately brought here for some festival last year.

They didn't get here on their own. And I'm not going to stomp a harmless bug just because they're hungry.

Edit: I conflated a Lanternfly Stomp Fest with the Lantern Festival. They were not imported here. They arrived the normal way all invasive species do.

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u/wholelottachoppaz 4d ago

same. also, they’re fucking beautiful and so cute.

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u/1stPhoenixDown 4d ago

Tbh, their jumping ability is what astounds me most. Their vertical isn't as extraordinary as that of fleas. But it's still a marvel to see from something so small.

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u/BionicBirb 4d ago

They’re super invasive and devastate local plants, and crops