Dr. Sebastian A Echeverri, PhDAug 2, 2023
neville park

It's #WeevilWednesday

I take so many pictures of these hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) in the park that on occasion a few people have asked what I'm looking at and I have attempted to share the splendour and charm of the weevils because, well, just look at them!!

#insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionidae #macro

Aug 2, 2023 at 12:09pmWeb
Show threadneville parkAug 2, 2023

It's also #WoodlouseWednesday, for all you #isopod fans out there.

#crustaceans #isopods #Crustaceae #Isopoda #macro

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@nev

#IsopodSquad let’s goooooo!

#WoodlouseWednesday #rolypoly

Show threadAhd ChildAug 2, 2023

@nev #WoodlouseWednesday ? Who comes up with these hashtags? OK, well I have one

#macro #photography #insect #pillbug

Show threadneville parkAug 2, 2023

@ahdchild I think I probably came up with it, at least on here…  

I love the tiny colourful details you can see on its…shell?

Show threadAhd ChildAug 2, 2023

@nev 😂 I saw your schedule after I posted this

I think its a shell, but then its weird that the eyes are on the shell. 🤔

Show threadGatekeeper..Aug 2, 2023
@nev
I despise these creatures ,My yard is overrun with them.
Show threadneville parkAug 2, 2023
@GatekeepKen they are harmless!
Show threadGatekeeper..Aug 2, 2023
@nev
Yeah, but they destroy many plants..
Show threadEarthlingAug 2, 2023
@nev I call them potato bugs.
Show threadAlex HaistAug 2, 2023
@nev They have snoots!
Show threadneville parkAug 2, 2023
@alexhaist that's what I try to tell everyone!!!!
Show threadJoris MeijerAug 2, 2023
@nev love the little things.
Show threadDavid de GrootAug 2, 2023

@nev I will add to your #WeevilWednesday (even though it's Thursday here) with this Enteles vigorsii.

#insect #macro

Show threadneville parkAug 2, 2023
@david thank you for this magnificent contribution!
Show threadQuietNoiseAug 2, 2023
@david @nev I can't say who he is for sure, but has got snoot. Turned up in the garage on my pepper starts one April.
Show threadneville parkAug 2, 2023
@mpk23 @david Surely one of the Lixinae https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/272543-Lixinae
Subfamily Lixinae

Lixinae is a subfamily of true weevils, included in the Molytinae in many older treatments. They are mainly root feeders, although some develop in flower buds or stems. Several species are used in biological control of invasive weeds, namely knapweeds (Centaurea). (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lixinae, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Ferran Turmo Gort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA))

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Show threadQuietNoiseAug 3, 2023
@nev @david Powdery! Looks like I forgot to confirm the alt text again.