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  1. #WeevilWednesday: some people have been confused about how female hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) use their long snouts, so here you go. Her mouthparts are at the end of the snout. She chews a tunnel down into the heart of the flowerbud. Then she turns around, extends her ovipositor (at the end of her abdomen), and lays eggs down the hole. The larvae have a safe place to grow, with plenty of food!

    #bugstodon #insects #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  2. #WeevilWednesday: some people have been confused about how female hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) use their long snouts, so here you go. Her mouthparts are at the end of the snout. She chews a tunnel down into the heart of the flowerbud. Then she turns around, extends her ovipositor (at the end of her abdomen), and lays eggs down the hole. The larvae have a safe place to grow, with plenty of food!

    #bugstodon #insects #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  3. #WeevilWednesday: some people have been confused about how female hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) use their long snouts, so here you go. Her mouthparts are at the end of the snout. She chews a tunnel down into the heart of the flowerbud. Then she turns around, extends her ovipositor (at the end of her abdomen), and lays eggs down the hole. The larvae have a safe place to grow, with plenty of food!

    #bugstodon #insects #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  4. #WeevilWednesday: some people have been confused about how female hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) use their long snouts, so here you go. Her mouthparts are at the end of the snout. She chews a tunnel down into the heart of the flowerbud. Then she turns around, extends her ovipositor (at the end of her abdomen), and lays eggs down the hole. The larvae have a safe place to grow, with plenty of food!

    #bugstodon #insects #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  5. Good morning, it's #WeevilWednesday! Tragically and inexplicably, the patch of hollyhocks in the park near me is devoid of hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) so far this year. God knows it's not because anyone takes care of that bit of park. Luckily I know of a few other gardens in the neighbourhood with weevil-ridden hollyhocks right by the sidewalk.

    Here you can see the difference in length between the typical male and female snouts. The females' long snouts help them bore deep into the flower buds to lay eggs.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  6. Good morning, it's #WeevilWednesday! Tragically and inexplicably, the patch of hollyhocks in the park near me is devoid of hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) so far this year. God knows it's not because anyone takes care of that bit of park. Luckily I know of a few other gardens in the neighbourhood with weevil-ridden hollyhocks right by the sidewalk.

    Here you can see the difference in length between the typical male and female snouts. The females' long snouts help them bore deep into the flower buds to lay eggs.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  7. Good morning, it's #WeevilWednesday! Tragically and inexplicably, the patch of hollyhocks in the park near me is devoid of hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) so far this year. God knows it's not because anyone takes care of that bit of park. Luckily I know of a few other gardens in the neighbourhood with weevil-ridden hollyhocks right by the sidewalk.

    Here you can see the difference in length between the typical male and female snouts. The females' long snouts help them bore deep into the flower buds to lay eggs.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  8. Good morning, it's #WeevilWednesday! Tragically and inexplicably, the patch of hollyhocks in the park near me is devoid of hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) so far this year. God knows it's not because anyone takes care of that bit of park. Luckily I know of a few other gardens in the neighbourhood with weevil-ridden hollyhocks right by the sidewalk.

    Here you can see the difference in length between the typical male and female snouts. The females' long snouts help them bore deep into the flower buds to lay eggs.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  9. Folks, this #WeevilWednesday I am thrilled to announce that the hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) are back!! The females are the ones with the extremely long snouts, for drilling into hollyhock buds.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  10. Folks, this #WeevilWednesday I am thrilled to announce that the hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) are back!! The females are the ones with the extremely long snouts, for drilling into hollyhock buds.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  11. Folks, this #WeevilWednesday I am thrilled to announce that the hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) are back!! The females are the ones with the extremely long snouts, for drilling into hollyhock buds.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  12. Folks, this #WeevilWednesday I am thrilled to announce that the hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) are back!! The females are the ones with the extremely long snouts, for drilling into hollyhock buds.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  13. I could've saved this for the next #WeevilWednesday but I gotta post it now. A female hollyhock weevil (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) slowly bores into a hollyhock flower bud. Wait for the second one to come walking around so you can see the full length of the snoot.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  14. I could've saved this for the next #WeevilWednesday but I gotta post it now. A female hollyhock weevil (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) slowly bores into a hollyhock flower bud. Wait for the second one to come walking around so you can see the full length of the snoot.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  15. I could've saved this for the next #WeevilWednesday but I gotta post it now. A female hollyhock weevil (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) slowly bores into a hollyhock flower bud. Wait for the second one to come walking around so you can see the full length of the snoot.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  16. I could've saved this for the next #WeevilWednesday but I gotta post it now. A female hollyhock weevil (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) slowly bores into a hollyhock flower bud. Wait for the second one to come walking around so you can see the full length of the snoot.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  17. I could've saved this for the next #WeevilWednesday but I gotta post it now. A female hollyhock weevil (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) slowly bores into a hollyhock flower bud. Wait for the second one to come walking around so you can see the full length of the snoot.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  18. It's #WeevilWednesday! Here's a female hollyhock weevil (_Rhopalapion longirostre_).

    My usual hollyhock weevil spot has been blocked off by construction hoarding for weeks and they only just removed it, so I was finally able to glory in these beauties that live just a couple blocks away.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  19. It's #WeevilWednesday! Here's a female hollyhock weevil (_Rhopalapion longirostre_).

    My usual hollyhock weevil spot has been blocked off by construction hoarding for weeks and they only just removed it, so I was finally able to glory in these beauties that live just a couple blocks away.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  20. It's #WeevilWednesday! Here's a female hollyhock weevil (_Rhopalapion longirostre_).

    My usual hollyhock weevil spot has been blocked off by construction hoarding for weeks and they only just removed it, so I was finally able to glory in these beauties that live just a couple blocks away.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  21. It's #WeevilWednesday! Here's a female hollyhock weevil (_Rhopalapion longirostre_).

    My usual hollyhock weevil spot has been blocked off by construction hoarding for weeks and they only just removed it, so I was finally able to glory in these beauties that live just a couple blocks away.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  22. It's #WeevilWednesday! Here's a female hollyhock weevil (_Rhopalapion longirostre_).

    My usual hollyhock weevil spot has been blocked off by construction hoarding for weeks and they only just removed it, so I was finally able to glory in these beauties that live just a couple blocks away.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  23. It's #WeevilWednesday, post 'em if you got 'em.

    This weekend I was thrilled to find the first hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) of the year! The ones with the loooooong snoots are the females.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  24. It's #WeevilWednesday, post 'em if you got 'em.

    This weekend I was thrilled to find the first hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) of the year! The ones with the loooooong snoots are the females.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  25. It's #WeevilWednesday, post 'em if you got 'em.

    This weekend I was thrilled to find the first hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) of the year! The ones with the loooooong snoots are the females.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  26. It's #WeevilWednesday, post 'em if you got 'em.

    This weekend I was thrilled to find the first hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) of the year! The ones with the loooooong snoots are the females.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae

  27. It's #WeevilWednesday, post 'em if you got 'em.

    This weekend I was thrilled to find the first hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) of the year! The ones with the loooooong snoots are the females.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionoidea #Brentidae #Apioninae