#hylobius

when handling Hylobius abietis, a necessity to avoid the typical weevil escape artist tricks, i've noticed a tendency to point downwards. maybe they're burdened with heavy thoughts or simply unwilling to look me in the eye

they do still like to play dead like every other weevil but this one didn't have the patience and flipped back very quickly

A large pine weevil - Hylobius abietis, perhaps. In a field, but close to the conifer plantation.

Y a la vez no quiero dejar de hacerlo.

Bug of the Day

this is a fairly well known Hylobius abietis, otherwise called a large pine weevil, and despite it being a common find for most europeans it was actually pretty exciting for me, since these guys are very rare in southern europe. this was my first time seeing one, but unfortunately it refused to turn its ass away from me, so i only got a vague glimpse at its snout. you are free to choose whether to believe me about its existence