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Purple Slope - _TNY_8042

This little guy (~2-3 mm / .1") is a meadow cranesbill weevil (Zacladus geranii) shot at 3.7:1 magnification on a petal of a wood cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum).

 

If you ask me (during summer) if I could find you a weevil - this is what I most likely end up with when I "need" to find one. The wood cranesbill is a common plant here and just looking at each flower, there is a quite large chance of seeing one of these tiny little guys in there.

 

Another shot of the same weevil here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52132332175/

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Uploaded on May 22, 2023
Taken on June 6, 2022