Animal photography || wood boring beetle

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Today I discovered something very interesting and amazing while walking in the forest near my house, I found a weevil that was sitting quietly on a leaf, maybe this small insect often goes unnoticed even though its role in the ecosystem is quite significant.

This beetle is known for its ability to make holes in various types of wood, both for food and for laying eggs, although it is often considered a pest because it damages trees and they are actually part of the natural cycle of the forest, this beetle also helps the process of decomposing dead wood which is very helpful for enrich the soil with nutrients.

Physically, this beetle has a relatively small body size with an amazing body color pattern, this beetle has a cross on its back and that creates visual beauty when looked at, while on the other hand this insect has strong jaws which are used to make holes in wood. but the weevils that I found today were relaxing on a leaf and not doing any other suspicious activity.

Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, which are famous for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than 6 mm (1⁄4 in) long – and herbivorous. About 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, with most of them belonging to the family Curculionidae (true weevils). It also includes bark beetles, which, although morphologically different from other weevils because they do not have a distinctive snout, are a subfamily of the Curculionidae. Some other beetles, although not closely related, bear the name "beetle", such as the biscuit beetle (Stegobium paniceum), which belongs to the family Ptinidae. Wikipedia