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Curculio glandium Marsham, 1802 5mm long (without rostrum), male, so photogenic ! Acorn weevil,Curculio glandium,France,Geotagged,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Curculio glandium Marsham, 1802

5mm long (without rostrum), male, so photogenic !

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    Pudding4brains
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    He certainly doesn't feel a need to hide his face in his hoody - understandable with a nose that is much more in proportion ;o) Posted 4 years ago
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      Claude CHAVAND
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      I just realise a problem with this image due to the stacker, his left probitia overlaps its left antenna; I should have selected less photos to avoid this aberration, pity ! Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
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        Ah - I hadn't noticed, but yes - that's a cool stacking artefact: "The floating antenna" :o)
        How do you stack this anyway? Is it freehand? Does your camera have a function to shoot a quick burst with variable focus? Doesn't the subject have to sit s(extremely) still?         Posted 4 years ago
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          Manual focus only, unfortunely my camera does not allow hosting of third party softwares.
          Hopefully the lense is easy to use (SEL90M).
          However live subjects need to remain still; some are "sleeping" early morning, some others (like this Curculio) stay "frozen" for a while when they feel in danger.
          For very small insects, I use another lense (MP-E 65 mm) but it is much more difficult to use.
          Anyway I use a tripod for all cases, I'm not able to shoot a single good photo free hand...           Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
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    Supremely sharp shot! Posted 4 years ago
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    I'll have to learn stcking Posted 4 years ago

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The Acorn weevil

''Curculio glandium'' is a species of carpophagus weevil, known as the acorn weevil. It is native to eastern North America. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing. Male/Female differentiation can be determined using the rostrum as female's are longer. The larvae are short, and cylindrical in shape, and move by means of ridges on the underside of the body. Adults can reach a length of 4 to 8 mm.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Claude CHAVAND
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By Claude CHAVAND

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Uploaded May 13, 2021. Captured May 12, 2021 15:13 in 6 D957, 83630 Les Salles-sur-Verdon, France.
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  • ILCE-7M2
  • f/7.1
  • 1/50s
  • ISO500
  • 90mm