Sort of Beneficial, Pt. 2 - _TNY_1465 (In Explore 28/10 2021)
I found this Liophloeus tessulatus weevil on the side of my house and managed a couple of shots of it.
Weevils are often considered a pest in the garden (or commercial agriculture for that matter), but I obviously like them for being cute and interesting subjects.
This one however is sorta kinda beneficial in that they like to eat the plant known as ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).
If you have ever had this one in your garden, chances are it's still there as it is incredibly good at resisting eradication and pretty much always seem to come back.
So you see, having these guys around waging war on the bad plant could be a good thing.
After taking a couple of shots of it on the side of my house (as can be seen in Pt. 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51580625812/) I moved it to a yellow flower (as seen in Pt. 3) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51885787595/ before actually moving it a second time, this time to this cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) for some punchy colours in the shot!
I am not sure what the white stuff on its elytra is. It could be pollen from a flower it has visited or some type of fungus.)
Sort of Beneficial, Pt. 2 - _TNY_1465 (In Explore 28/10 2021)
I found this Liophloeus tessulatus weevil on the side of my house and managed a couple of shots of it.
Weevils are often considered a pest in the garden (or commercial agriculture for that matter), but I obviously like them for being cute and interesting subjects.
This one however is sorta kinda beneficial in that they like to eat the plant known as ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).
If you have ever had this one in your garden, chances are it's still there as it is incredibly good at resisting eradication and pretty much always seem to come back.
So you see, having these guys around waging war on the bad plant could be a good thing.
After taking a couple of shots of it on the side of my house (as can be seen in Pt. 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51580625812/) I moved it to a yellow flower (as seen in Pt. 3) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51885787595/ before actually moving it a second time, this time to this cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) for some punchy colours in the shot!
I am not sure what the white stuff on its elytra is. It could be pollen from a flower it has visited or some type of fungus.)