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Small Nettle Weevil
探検昆虫
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!
生息地: Grasslands
外見
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.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Coleoptera科Curculionidae属Nedyus
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
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!
特殊能力
能力
Rostrum Drill
Small Nettle Weevil has a long, pointed snout that helps them pierce tough plant stems to feed on sap and juices.
能力
Leaf Camouflage
Small Nettle Weevil can blend perfectly with nettle plants because of its textured, dark body, helping them hide from predators.
能力
Hidden Nursery
Small Nettle Weevil lays eggs inside nettle stems, providing a safe, food-filled home for their developing young.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 5-7 mm
- サイズ
- 2-2.8 mm
- 寿命
- 60-120 日
- 飛行速度
- 1 km/h
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
This weevil is a vegetarian, munching on leaves and stems of nettle plants with its special snout.
年齢による違い: Larvae feed inside plant stems and roots; adults eat leaves and stems.
主な食物
- Urtica dioica leaves
- Urtica dioica stems
- Urtica dioica roots
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
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.
特徴
別名
まだ別名はありません。
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Be careful around nettles, as they can sting!
よくある質問
Small Nettle Weevilの翼開長は何ですか？
5-7 mm
Small Nettle Weevilのサイズは何ですか？
2-2.8 mm
Small Nettle Weevilの寿命は何ですか？
60-120 日
Small Nettle Weevilの飛行速度は何ですか？
1 km/h
Small Nettle Weevilは何を食べますか？
This weevil is a vegetarian, munching on leaves and stems of nettle plants with its special snout.
Small Nettle Weevilは通常どこに生息していますか？
Grasslands
Small Nettle Weevilはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Small Nettle Weevilの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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