Hi? (awkwardly)

A very disarming and kind-looking weevil resting amongst the leaves of a non-native shrub! This weevil looks like it would help me in my time of need and ask for nothing in return. Its face kind of reminds me of a female rose-breasted grosbeak with its big, dark doe eyes and fat nose. Its colors are also beautiful, and all of the individual hairs and scales are so neat to look at. This is a 10/10 friend-shaped weevil!

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July 27, 2026 - Bar-tailed Lark or Bar-tailed Desert Lark (Ammomanes cinctura) Found in a spotty range from Cape Verde across northern Africa and West Asia as far east as Pakistan, these larks live in deserts and dry savannas. They eat seeds, some other plant foods, and insects, foraging on the ground in small flocks outside of the breeding season. Females build nests in shallow depressions under or next to rocks from vegetation and small pebbles. Both parents incubate the clutches of two to four eggs and care for the chicks.

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Don't worry, tiny weevil. You are safe here.

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Photo by airgel

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photograph by Pankaja MC

photograph by Kamlesh Mirkale

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Cribraria mirabilis by Karsten Buch

Didymium bulbillosum by Kazumi Banderas

yk despite seeing these guys all the time I don't know the actual species 🤔 I believe it's from the genus Trichomma tho. This little guy is a male because of the lack of an ovipositor !

July 25, 2026 - Buff-fronted Quail-Dove or Costa Rican Quail-Dove (Zentrygon costaricensis) These quail-doves are found in mountain forests in Costa Rica and western Panama. Though little is known about their diet, they forage on the ground in leaf litter alone or in pairs, probably feeding on fruits, seeds, and insects. One of their nests has been described, a flat platform made of twigs, rootlets, moss, and liverworts in a tall shrub with a single nestling.