Imagine living your life with a 10-foot–long straw fastened to your face, like this acorn weevil does. That protrusion, called a rostrum, is highly useful for the weevil, however, allowing it to feed ...

This fuzzy acorn weevil uses her snout to drill through an acorn's shell. This fuzzy acorn weevil can’t crack open acorns like a woodpecker or chomp through them like a squirrel. Instead ...

These tiny insects are famous for their ability to drill holes. A weevil drilling a hole into an acorn is a fascinating process to observe. But why do they do this, and what purpose does it serve?

Betsy Oberhein, Pike Township. A: The grubs you witnessed coming out of holes in the acorns likely were the larvae of the long-snouted acorn weevil, which is a small beetle. While short-snouted ...

It was identified, with the help of Dr. Roy Parker, of Corpus Christi, and Dr. Ed Riley, of College Station, as an acorn weevil (Curculio fulvus). There are many species of acorn weevils ...

Imagine living your life with a 10-foot–long straw fastened to your face, like this acorn weevil does. That protrusion, called a rostrum, is highly useful for the weevil, however, allowing it to feed ...