#donus

i think it's fair to say no one would flip a rock and expect to find a pair of mating Donus underneath, but maybe not everyone would be naive enough to think they'd actually separate or try to make any effort to get away from me instead of sitting there perfectly still waiting for me to finish taking photos and put the rock back down

it's everyone's favorite walking gourd, Donus. i found this gargantuan beast while walking past a particularly large Rumex, which i assume is a host plant of theirs, and i can never resist the call of big curled up leaves that would be perfect for housing hidden entities. sure enough, i was immediately met with this fine example of megafauna

i don't know much about Donus here other than the fact that i find them when i least expect them, that they're incredibly patient and nonchalant for a weevil, and that they apparently like sorrel. they're also built like a brick shithouse, a quality that they seem to make very little use of

if you're in need of a wide weevil, this gourd looking thing i found on a random wall might just do the trick. i think this is something in the genus Donus, and despite its hefty physique i managed to take some photos without getting violently body slammed for my hubris