i don't have any new weevils of my own to show off this #WeevilWednesday, but may I present for your consideration…the milkweed stem weevil, _Rhyssomatus lineaticollis_. Seriously just look at this fucking weevil. Isn't it the most ridiculous thing you've ever seen

#iNaturalist observations  
- pinemartyn https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88714626
- cheryl394 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170058954
- entomike https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125379609

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Milkweed Stem Weevil (Rhyssomatus lineaticollis)

Milkweed Stem Weevil from Bob Hunter Memorial Park, Markham, ON on July 26, 2021 at 07:50 AM by pinemartyn. seems to be enjoying a refreshing drink of milkweed sap.

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This #WeevilWednesday, here's another of the Ridiculous Weevils, ID'd by sdjbrown on iNat as _Conotrachelus crataegi_. It's like ̑| ̑

#iNaturalist observation: https://www.inaturalist.ca/observations/231237073  

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Conotrachelus crataegi

Conotrachelus crataegi from Toronto, ON M6K 1J4, Canada on July 22, 2024 at 11:13 PM by Neville Park. Cryptorhynchinae?

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