#true weevil

[bigbeetleabdomen]

polite black vine weevil i saw last night!

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06/05/2024

[onenicebugperday]

@greencheekconure27primary submitted: Some more nice bugs

Oh jeez these bugs are FAR too nice. I love them all but I'm absolutely obsessed with the stag beetle having a nap on a blade of grass hammock

[heartnosekid]

brazillian diamond beetle (entimus imperialis) | source

[troythecatfish]

[ms-scarletwings]

Now I don’t mind this established trope at all where people are basically ants in the minds of dragons, but then, just once in any fantasy media or campaign I want a dragon or other massive higher creature that responds to the existence to humans in the exact way that I do to bugs.

Dragon that stops flying because it saw someone sleeping in a field and pokes them with a branch out of sheer curiosity to check if they’re dead or not.

Dragon that watches goblins scurry into one of their little huts and just pries the roof off to stare at them and look at the inside of their little shelter before putting it back down with a satisfied grin and leaving.

Dragon that sees a person treading water in the middle of a lake or the ocean, carefully plucks them out, and sets them down on dry land. Maybe puts a goat’s leg in their lap in case they need a snack. Also calls them “Harold” for no apparent reason.

Very young dragon that screams and freaks out upon seeing a bearded man with brightly colored robes and a pointed hat until it realizes the guy isn’t casting any spells. “Ohhhh you’re a wizard mimic” and then proceeds to handle the guy for a few minutes, fascinated. It also addresses the dude as “Craig” the entire time.

Dragon grabs a wild boar and repeatedly starts placing it in front of a town because it wants to see some hunting behavior in action.

Thief gets caught sneaking into a dragon’s lair. Resident reptile roars and is seemingly about to obliterate them when its mate suddenly comes rushing in with a giant cup. They have a grumbly back and forth before the thief is scooped up and promptly brought to be dropped off at the nearest random village. Dragon’s mate refers to the thief as “Sullivan SillyMan” the whole way.

Dragon that encounters a member of a humanoid race it has never heard of or seen before, at least in this region. Stops everything it’s doing and immediately kidnaps the individual. Speeds back to its lair and keeps them imprisoned while trying to flip through some tomes. Eventually drags out a magical item that they use to open a communication with another dragon, describing the prisoner, showing them the prisoner, exchanging friendly banter. There’s a whole 30 minute to and hour convo and everything. Dragon refers to the captive as “Thaddeus” the whole time. Last thing it does is sketch out a drawing of the person before taking them back to where they found them and turning them loose again.

Dragon doing this to a gnome

[ljsbugblog]

Unknown Weevil (family Curculionidae), and unknown Crab Spider (genus Tharrhalea).

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Though they’re often considered pests, weevils are an inevitable fact of life; they can found on every continent except Antarctica, and are extremely diverse. There are about 97,000 recognized species, of which 83,000 belong to the ‘true weevil’ family Curculionidae, making it one of the largest families in the animal kingdom.

(Image: An elephant weevil (Orthorhinus cylindrirostris) by Grahame Bowland via Wikipedia)

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[floresenfermas]

EL GORGOJO QUE SE ESCURRIÓ POR LA RENDIJA DE MIS DEDOS

Anoche, antes de acostarme, me encontré un gorgojo entre la ropa recién lavada: apenas 5 mm, obscuro, una prominente trompa; bellísimo y delicado, como todo coleóptero, como lo son también las aves paseriformes, radicales antónimos del ser humano. Lo puse con ternura sobre la palma de mi mano y la cerré con suavidad.

De un estante saqué emocionado una de mis guías de coleópteros para su identificación, y abrí el libro y la mano, pero ni rastro del picudo: se había escurrido por la rendija de mis dedos y me quedé sin saber cuál era su nombre: 5489 géneros y 86100 especies en el mundo, un gorgojo, que por unos segundos me perteneció y leyó mi vida paseándose por las líneas de la palma de mi mano.

[8/II/2024]

[jonnysinsectcatalogue]

Royal Ontario Museum - Insect Exhibits 2

Good news, I managed to squeeze in one more insect visit to the Royal Ontario Museum before the end of the year! As such the living denizens of the natural history section will be showcased one more time before 2024 is upon us. Before that, I'd like to take a moment to share new pictures from the insect displays within the natural history section. Compared to the pictures from 2019, these are a quantum leap forward in terms of clarity and use of lighting. The Peanut Bug - Fulgora laternaria (Picture 1) has always been a favorite of mine, so I always take the opportunity to go and visit it and marvel at the ridiculousness of the size of that head protuberance. Though a bit oversized, such a head fixature has an important function: knocking it against a tree is its mating call. If the attention they draw is unwelcome, they can startle their voyeurs with the eyeball spots on its wings. These markings are more prominent in live specimens; this pinned specimen's colors have faded away over time. You can even compare the images from 2019 and you'll see a difference in color saturation. Otherwise, when this Hemipteran is at rest, it looks similar to a helmeted Cicada with more opaque wings. In terms of relations however, the Peanut Bug is more closely related to the Spotted Lanternfly of Asia, as they are both part of the family Fulgoridae.

I'm also particularly fond of the texture of the Shining Leaf Beetle's (Picture 3 - Chrysophora chrysochlora) ornate emerald shell, and the tropical colors of the Weevils on display. Especially the blue Eupholus specimens (Picture 9 - right side specimens). Finally, I also noticed a new section (to me) in the animal gallery featuring Butterflies of the tropics and I'm still amazed at how large they are. Many of these iridescent, vibrantly-colored specimens have wingspan sizes that can be as large as a hand! They are more appropriately known as Birdwing Butterflies and they are all giants compared to the Butterflies that grow in the temperate climate of Toronto! The specimens focused on here are the Green Goliath Birdwing (Ornithoptera goliath - Pictures 2, 5 and 6), the black-and-white female Priam's birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus - Picture 8), the male Palawan Birdwing (Trogonoptera trojana - Picture 10 top), Wallace's Golden Birdwing (Ornithoptera croesus - Picture 10 middle) and the female Paradise Birdwing (Ornithoptera paradisea - Picture 10 bottom), but there are many more in the background. To glimpse these in person is wonderful, but seeing them flying around in their tropical environments would be a magical experience!

Pictures were taken on December 19, 2023 with a Google Pixel 4. Please come and see the bugs if you can, both the living insect specimens and the many displays. You may go to this link and view a post from earlier: ROM - Insect Exhibits 1.

Since these insect collections belong to the ROM, I’ve marked them with the Mantis icon. As well, Happy first day of Winter (tomorrow)!

[bytesizeambs]

Snout Beetle | Flower Weevil #shorts #weevil #snoutbeetle #bytesizeambs

This Flower Weevil is a rare/thought to be extinct genus, called Odontocorynus umbellae. This specific genus of Flower Weevil is most commonly seen munching on flowers such as daisies, sunflowers and the like.

More info on Odontocorynus umbellae will be in the description of this YouTube short. As always, the quality is better when viewed via YouTube.

[wanoboywednesday]

my current egghead story arc big reveal theory is that Bonney is the clone of Big Mom from the first (failed?) round of cloning experiments and that Kuma made a deal w the government to be experimented on for the pacifistas in exchange for being able to raise Bonney as a normal child and not have her be turned into a cp0 agent like Stussy (who I’m guessing was raised black widow style to be a super soldier)

[spoonstrek]

Going a little bonkers for the Logan/Weevil vibes on The Girl Next Door. They're just such fast friends the second they're alone in a room together, this is how Adam and Eric ended up together on Sex Education.

[rattyexplores]

Gargoyle

Deretiosus aridus

06/07/22

[revretch]

Weevils are just beetles that tried to evolve into true bugs (long piercing mouthparts)

[actualcoolbugfacts]

✨cool bug facts's✨

The Artipus floridanus, or the little leaf weevil! (Also called the little leaf notcher.)

They look like ༼ ◕ ◕ ༽

The anatomy of these glaucous insects!!!

They are one of the few weevils classified as a citrus root weevil, alongside the Diaprepes root weevil (Diaprepes abbreviatus), the blue-green citrus root weevil (Pachnaeus litus & Pachnaeus opalus), and the Fuller rose beetle (Asynonychus godmani). The males grow between 5 to 7 millimeters long on average. The females can grow as long as 14 millimeters.

The larvae are around 9.5 millimeters long. The males are smaller than the females, which is uncommon for beetles, but common for weevils and most other insects. They are the only species in the genus Artipus found in the continental U.S., but they're limited to Florida. They have longer and narrower elytra than other citrus weevil species. While most citrus weevils have small hairs behind their eyes, the little leaf notcher does not. They have purple splotches all throughout their body.

Diet.

They eat, somehow among other things, citruses, oranges, grapefruit, lime, peanut, avocado, mango, lima bean, Surinam cherry, and collards. They eat the leaves off of citrus trees (Which can cause leaf injury). The males don't eat as much as females, and cause far less damage. The larvae eat the roots of citrus trees, causing the trees to become predisposed to Phytophthora spp, which is a root rot pathogen, making the trees rot without any visible cause. This pathogen might also cause sudden death in trees.

Behavior.

The females lay around 1,220 eggs in their lifetime, and only lay them under dark or dim lighting conditions.

Similarly, they prefer to eat under darker lighting conditions. The adults will only emerge April through July, and then take a break for a few months, emerging once again in October through November.

Habitat.

They live in Florida and the Caribbean area, particularly the Bahamas, and the American Virgin islands.

Their host plants are the lantana, sea grape, bottlebrush, rose, hibiscus, Australian pine, azalea, and sea oats. The larvae build small chambers in their excrement where they pupate for 14 to 20 days. The adults will only emerge depending on the temperature and precipitation. They usually prefer hotter temperatures and low precipitation.

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Be careful not to sneeze; you might blow the pepper weevil away! This species is one of the smallest weevils, at only 2 mm (0.07 in) long. Although their name aptly reflects their tiny, black, pepper-like appearance, they’re actually named for the host plants in which they lay their eggs; the family Solanaceae, which includes peppers, tomatillos, and other nightshades.

(Image: A pepper weevil (Anthonomus eugenii) by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

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