CD496 Boxload of Weevils - a photo on Flickriver

Visit to Insectropolis with Brian, Nana and Papa, August 2009.

From Wikipedia:

"A weevil is any beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily. They are usually small, less than 6 mm (¼ inch), and herbivorous. There are over 60,000 species in several families, mostly in the family Curculionidae (the true weevils). Some other beetles, although not closely related, bear the name "weevil", such as the biscuit weevil (Stegobium paniceum), which belongs to the family Anobiidae.

Many weevils are damaging to crops. The grain or wheat weevil (Sitophilus granarius) damages stored grain. The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) attacks cotton crops. It lays its eggs inside cotton bolls, and the young weevils eat their way out.

Weevils are often found in dry foods including nuts and seeds, cereal and grain products, such as pancake mix. In the domestic setting, they are most likely to be observed when a bag of flour is opened. Their presence is often indicated by the granules of the infested item sticking together in strings, as if caught in a cobweb. If ingested, E. coli infection and other various diseases can be contracted from weevils, depending on their diet."

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Taken in: United States / New Jersey / Toms River / Pleasant Plains (show map)

Taken on: August 15, 2009

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EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

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Weevil

America

Animal

Animalia

Arthropod

Arthropoda

Beetle

Bug Museum

Bugseum

Canon

Coleoptera

Cucujiformia

Curculionidea

Endopterygota

Insect

Insecta

Invertebrate

Nature

Neoptera

New Jersey

Places

Polyphaga

Pterygota

Toms River

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Sets appears in: • Nature • Insectropolis

Groups appears in: • At the museum • Insect Photography

Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT, f/4.5, 1/60 sec, 60mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Lens:	28.0-135.0 mm
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	60mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	RoboGEO v5.6.4
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