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Small Nettle Weevil

Nedyus quadrimaculatus

The Small Nettle Weevil is a tiny bug that loves to munch on nettles. With its long snout and small size, it’s a fun little creature to discover in nature!

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Small Nettle Weevil is a tiny, oval-shaped beetle with a dark grey to black body, often appearing reddish-brown. It has a distinctive, slender curved snout and is covered in fine, textured scales. Its small size and muted colours allow it to blend well among nettle foliage.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenColeopteraFamiliaCurculionidaeGéneroNedyus
Small Nettle Weevil
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Small Nettle Weevil

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Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Despite being small, they are super important for keeping nettle plants in check!

Its larvae live *inside* nettle stems, munching safely hidden away from danger!

They often play dead by dropping from plants if disturbed, a clever trick!

This tiny beetle has a built-in "straw" (its snout) for sipping plant juices!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Rostrum Drill

Small Nettle Weevil has a long, pointed snout that helps them pierce tough plant stems to feed on sap and juices.

Habilidad

Leaf Camouflage

Small Nettle Weevil can blend perfectly with nettle plants because of its textured, dark body, helping them hide from predators.

Habilidad

Hidden Nursery

Small Nettle Weevil lays eggs inside nettle stems, providing a safe, food-filled home for their developing young.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
5-7 mm
Tamaño
2-2.8 mm
Esperanza de vida
60-120 días
Velocidad de vuelo
1 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

This weevil is a vegetarian, munching on leaves and stems of nettle plants with its special snout.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae feed inside plant stems and roots; adults eat leaves and stems.

Alimentos principales

  • Urtica dioica leaves
  • Urtica dioica stems
  • Urtica dioica roots

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

Weevils feed on the leaves and stems of nettle plants.

eaten by

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Small birds hunt weevils for a protein-rich meal.

eaten by

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Spiders capture weevils in their webs for food.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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Be careful around nettles, as they can sting!

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Small Nettle Weevil?

5-7 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Small Nettle Weevil?

2-2.8 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Small Nettle Weevil?

60-120 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Small Nettle Weevil?

1 km/h

¿Qué come Small Nettle Weevil?

This weevil is a vegetarian, munching on leaves and stems of nettle plants with its special snout.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Small Nettle Weevil?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Small Nettle Weevil?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Small Nettle Weevil?

6

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