Plant destroyer

I did get a shot of its front view, but it is far too ugly to show.
I didn't know it was a black vine weevil, and watched as it jumped off the leaf and into my flower beds. Its probably now laying hundreds of eggs ready to eat the roots of my new raised bed plants.

[Inga Johansson]

Good shot and interesting story. Would you have killed it you knew?

[Suzanne]

@ingajohansson Thank you Inga, I can't bring myself to kill anything, I would have scooped it up and put it on the waste ground across the road, hoping it didn't know the way back!

[tony gig]

Great close up...Fav

[kay]

great shot with lovely colour and detail Suzanne. love the yellow lines down the leave sends this little fella on a path.. fav

[Peter H]

Nice shot, shame about the subject!

[Diana]

Fabulous shot of this nasty critter!

[sally agnew]

I guess he probably has a purpose in the garden :)

[Poppo Livy]

Nice close up Suzanne. I'm sure he'll enjoy living in your garden.

[Carole Sandford]

Nice shot of this nasty beastie!

[Taffy]

Oh dear...a little evil looking, I'd say!

[*lynn]

nice capture and details

[Connie Little]

The weevil is following the yellow brick road. Nice closeup.

[KWind]

Super close up!

[Michelle Rose]

Great macro shot

[lisa]

great details and I love the lines... which unfortunately led to your flower beds!

[Sharon]

Great macro shot - hope it doesn't cause too much damage!

[Julienne Jones]

Ha! You should have shown us it's ugly face! I know some of these bugs do awful things but they are fascinating!

[Dione Giorgio]

Makes you hate these bugs. Red weavils came to Malta somehow a few years ago and destroyed many big trees from one species of pines.

[Claude Trew]

Great macro shot with lots of details on his back and leave.

[FBailey]

Great detail

[Pyrrhula]

Great micro . Everything and every one has his life to live in nature. I catch them and leave it in a publicl area free.

[Bri]

A great macro