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a tiny Polydrusus surveying the area after falling from its plant onto my conveniently placed hand. while it can often be difficult to estimate a bug's size in a photo with no frame of reference, in this case i can tell this thing is One Fourth Of My Knuckle long
(May 31st, 2025)
a mildly confused Polydius heydeni after being gently extracted from its gorse cave. these seem less likely to play dead than your average weevil when scooped up, which means you almost never have any time to prepare between getting them on your hand and watching them march forward and plummet off your fingertip like lemmings
(July 15th, 2025)
Rhytideres plicatus stands out with its multiple wrinkly textures and spoonbill face, possibly one of my favorite categories of weevil snout (a normal thing to have an opinion on). i know very little about this species, but i've only ever found them on rainy days. it's possible that this is just what happens when a normal weevil gets soggy
(October 23rd, 2025)
one of my favorite oval shapes to find, Polydius are little gorse fiends that don't know how to use the dense spiky plant to their advantage like other smarter bugs do, and will often drop onto your hand in classic beetle style rather than retreat into a corner you can't reach. as a result, getting them back to their saw trap type spot afterwards is a bigger ordeal than luring them out
(June 8th, 2025)
the thistles in this area were pretty popular with the Polydrusus this spring. the vast majority of them were the classic green associated with several widespread species, but i also happened to find a cool bronze one shown in the second photo. diversity win: both are equally annoying to photograph
(April 7th, 2025
this soggy cardboard looking beast is Rhytideres plicatus, an especially odd weevil that i had never seen before. what really surprised me aside from its cheap papier mâché appearance is the fact that it belongs in Entiminae, or broad-nosed weevils, despite possessing a fairly impressive trunk compared to most members of the group
(February 28th, 2025)
