Black Vine Weevil

• oshead

  Participant

  June 27, 2008 at 8:10 pm

  I found this Weevil in the garden yesterday. He wouldn’t stop walking so brought him in to get a better shot. I believe its a Black Vine Weevil – Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius)

  Dave OS

  

  

  
  Genie

  Participant

  June 27, 2008 at 8:22 pm

  Dave,

  The detail in these pictures is only fantastic. The bug is yuck though!!!!!

  Janine
  Noely F

  Participant

  June 27, 2008 at 8:30 pm

  My mother used to kill me for saving these…..serious garden pest :lol: I love Weevils, they remind me of Clangers!
  Sodafarl

  Member

  June 27, 2008 at 8:37 pm

  Noely F wrote:

  My mother used to kill me for saving these…..serious garden pest :lol: I love Weevils, they remind me of Clangers!

  :lol: :lol: :lol:
  Dave more very sharp and excellent macros there.

  Soda
  oshead

  Participant

  June 27, 2008 at 10:14 pm

  I found this in the mothers garden, She was disgusted when she knew I let it free….. :)

  Thanks for the comments by the way guys.
  Dave OS
  Pixelle

  Member

  June 27, 2008 at 11:42 pm

  What’s the white material the weevil is walking on in #2, please? It seems to be a different scale.
  Brickee

  Participant

  June 28, 2008 at 12:52 am

  Once again Great stuff Dave.

  Jim
  oshead

  Participant

  June 28, 2008 at 7:03 pm

  Thanks for the comment Jim.

  Pixelle
  It’s the rounded corner of a wooden board.

  Dave OS
  Pixelle

  Member

  June 28, 2008 at 9:42 pm

  Thank you, Oshead. It loooked like some knitted or woven material, and I couldn’t rationalize that with the size of the weevil.
  oshead

  Participant

  June 28, 2008 at 11:41 pm

  Pixelle wrote:

  Thank you, Oshead. It loooked like some knitted or woven material, and I couldn’t rationalize that with the size of the weevil.

  I’d say about 1cm long.

  Dave OS