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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 616 No. 616 |

acorn weevil
acorn weevil (Curculio glandium) – species of family “True Weevils“

Curculio glandium is a species of European carpophagus weevil in the genus Curculio, the acorn and nut weevils. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing.

Ancestry Graph

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„Seasons“ Maria experiences how the seasons change and with them the natural balance of her habitat. These changes are gradual and some might only recognise them when it is already too late.

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„acorn weevil“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily