I found a live weevil in a bag of dried popcorn kernels at my house. Would this be a casual observation since I do not have the location from which it originated, or would this be a normal observation since I found it at my house? Im not sure what would be the correct thing to do.

That would be a normal observation. He got there accidentally or under his own power. There’s even a project for tracking observations in houses.

As mentioned by neylon , this would be a “normal” observation, that means an observation of a wild organism, at your house. I would still recommend to additionally write in the comments and/or observation fields where you found it in (a package of dried popcorn kernels), the origin of the produce (w…

[image] neylon: There’s even a project for tracking observations in houses. The Never Home Alone project. https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/never-home-alone-the-wild-life-of-homes

I agree with the others here, this would not be casual. I often observe beetles in my bird food I just bought, or insects stuck to the grills of cars. Usually, the “hitchhiker” observations end up being the most interesting.

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isopodguy January 23, 2025, 7:45pm 5

The Never Home Alone project.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/never-home-alone-the-wild-life-of-homes

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