#grain weevil

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Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais)

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#1627 - Sitophilus sp. - Grain Weevil

Photo by ‎Paul Arabena‎ in Cairns. 

Some species are serious pests of stored food products, and frequently breed in bird seed, hot wheat packs, and the like. Notable species include the rice weevil, wheat weevil, and maize weevil - S. oryzae, granarius and zeamais respectively. Some species are found nearly worldwide now, for obvious reasons. The wheat weevil also breeds in acorns, which may have been the original host before humans started planting wheat everywhere.

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my finished weevil!! I actually finished a couple months back, but only uploaded him now..

I actually used several different species as reference, so he’s not PERFECTLY grain weevil, but it’s the best fit

my goals were: anatomically accurate (as possible thru a blocky style), sturdy, and huggable. I think I hit all those checkmarks p well, ESPECIALLY the huggable one!

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How To Deal With A Grain Weevil Infestation

The grain weevil, also commonly referred to as the wheat weevil, is quite a little pest.  As disgusting as it sounds, it is very likely that you have eaten them and their eggs.  Most people are not aware of this information and you probably have not eaten an adult but rather their larvae, exoskeleton or even a shed leg.  Unless you don’t eat any prepackaged food with grain such as pasta, crackers, cookies, cereal, etc., they are pretty difficult to avoid.

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Given Tumblr’s past interest in grain entrapment, I thought everyone might like to see the Grain Weevil, a robot designed to go into grain silos in place of people, thereby preventing grain entrapment

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