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weevil

Otiorhynchus ovatus

Description:

This was taken at 3:30am at dew time. I was walking through woodlands close by to my home when I spotted this little beetle. It was sleeping and I tried my best not too wake it up.

Habitat:

Woodland, Flowers, Stem

Notes:

Nikon D300s, 12mm Extension Tube, 20mm Extension Tube, 36mm Extension Tube, Reversed Nikkor 50mm 1.4G Prime, SB-900, Gary Fong Light Sphere.

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2 Comments

DavidBalfour
DavidBalfour 10 years ago

Thanks Stho002 :)

stho002
stho002 10 years ago

weevil (family Curculionidae)

DavidBalfour
Spotted by
DavidBalfour

Scotland, United Kingdom

Spotted on Aug 8, 2013
Submitted on Jan 23, 2014

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