#nut weevil

Found this weevil in the basement. Genus Curculio (pol. Słonik) but idk what species

I loved making this weevil for my friends birthday. I need to make more bugs to practice this embroidery thing

Nut Weevil by antonycooperba

Nut Weevil

un petit cadeau que j’avais fait pour l’anniv de @underleaves, avec ses persos Tanathin et Myrrhe !

The Acorn weevil is a genus of weevils belonging the family Curculionidae and subfamily Curculioninae, including about 30 species worldwide. They are referred to as acorn weevils or nut weevils because they infest the seeds of trees such as oaks and hickories. The adult female weevil bores a tiny hole in the immature nut to lay her eggs, which then hatch into legless grubs. In the fall, the grubs bore holes through the shells from the inside to emerge into the soil where they may live for a year or two before maturing into adults. photo credits: Zoltán Gyori, Eric Gofreed,  J.J. Kent (sub),