Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 718: acorn weevil

acorn weevil
Arthropods Daily · No. 718 acorn weevilCurculio glandium
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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.

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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Franz and his journey into the world of humans“ Franz, the friendly seed beetle, wakes up as a human one morning and uses his new abilities to improve the world of arthropods.

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Franz and his journey into the world of humans