#Weevil time! These beetles of the genus Curculio typically measure from 0.24 to 0.35 inches. There long snoot is called a rostrum, and females can have one that exceeds the length of their bodies! It is the perfect tool for boring into nuts, which is where females lay their eggs. When newborn nut #weevils hatch, their home's also a feast. They munch on the inside of a nut from summer through autumn, until their birth place finally drops to the ground.
American Museum of Natural History #insect

A Rose Curculio (Merhynchites bicolor) for those who delight in the long snouts of #WeevilWednesday. These ones can't get enough rose pollen. #bugstodon #insects #Coleoptera #beetles #weevils #Manitoba