Leaning tower of Weevils :-)

bandit 1 · 4th of May 2007 (Fri)

Hiya All,

Here are four shots of three Weevils practicing acrobatics

I found these shots ery hard as it's been very windy & the little beggars just wouldn't hold still for me

#1 is all three on top of each other

#2 is the pile collapsing

#3 is just one left on the leaf, the others flew off

#4 is a tight crop Portrait

Cheers for now
Mark

bandit 1 · 4th of May 2007 (Fri)

& then there was one & a Portrait.

Have a great Bank Holiday Weekend al those that have one

Cheers for now
Mark

LordV · 4th of May 2007 (Fri)

Excellent find Mark- never knew weevils did circus acts or was it pornography

Brian V.

Mrselfdestruct · 4th of May 2007 (Fri)

Wow, these guys are very interesting. I've seen several shots today of weevils doing weird things like this, lol. Anyways nice shots, I have never seen (or even heard of before coming to this forum) a weevil before. Would you find these guys in Florida?

Shane

Samgoit · 4th of May 2007 (Fri)

I love weevils, and I love a leaning stack of weevils even more!

Mike4BekA · 4th of May 2007 (Fri)

Great thread title and great pics!

joayne · 4th of May 2007 (Fri)

That title sucked me in . . . I am not disappointed. Really wonderful shots.

bandit 1 · 5th of May 2007 (Sat)

Hiya Brian, Shane, Samgoit, Mike4BeckA, Joayne,

Many thanks for your kind words & comments,
Brian,
Just let the imagination run away, acctualy I'm a wee bit concerned as to the mass of Weevils I now have & what damage will ensue, they seem to love being on my Solanum Hedge & next doors Buddleia Globosa, I guess only time will tell

Cheers for now
Mark

LordV · 5th of May 2007 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by bandit 1

Hiya Brian, Shane, Samgoit, Mike4BeckA, Joayne,

Many thanks for your kind words & comments,
Brian,
Just let the imagination run away, acctualy I'm a wee bit concerned as to the mass of Weevils I now have & what damage will ensue, they seem to love being on my Solanum Hedge & next doors Buddleia Globosa, I guess only time will tell

Cheers for now
Mark

Only thing I sometimes do to an uncontrolled outbreak of bugs (from the gardening POV) is blast them off with a hose pipe, but I very rarely have to do that anymore- seem to have the right predators or parasites

Brian V.

dpastern · 5th of May 2007 (Sat)

Excellent series of images Mark, strange, I've never seen more than one weevil in the same place, let alone doing either acrobatics or pornography!

Dave

SingingSabre · 5th of May 2007 (Sat)

Great shots of ugly bugs!

I don't get many, if any, weevils out here in my part of the world.

twinx · 5th of May 2007 (Sat)

Great title, wonderful find, excellent captures Mark

Attic · 5th of May 2007 (Sat)

Nice shots Mark, puts me in mind of the old school ground bundle...

bandit 1 · 6th of May 2007 (Sun)

Hiya Brian, Dave, SingingSabre, Twinx, Alby,

Many thanks for your kind words & comment, sorry for not replying sooner

I seem to be all six's & seven's ere health-wise & find it difficult to always keep up with things on here I tend to lose track of who's done what, where & when ( silly ol bugger ) anyway I get there eventually !!

Brian,
All I can do is keep my fingers crossed for the next year or so as my garden is basically new in as much that I grubbed it out & have replanted over the last year so it'll need time to ' Settle '

Alby,
Murder Ball came to mind, ever played that ? great fun, two teams, a bucket at each end of a Footie Pitch, no rules, the Ref drops the ball runs of the Pitch & all hell breaks out, the team that wins is the first score ten balls in the bucket or the team with last man standin, nothing like a good bundle for lettin of steam eh

Ah memories

Cheers for now
Mark

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dpastern User is banned from forums Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Posts: 13,765 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Leaning tower of Weevils :-) Excellent series of images Mark, strange, I've never seen more than one weevil in the same place, let alone doing either acrobatics or pornography! Dave

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bandit 1 Cream of the Crop Join Date: May 2006 Location: sometimes Sunny South Devon UK :-) Posts: 5,131	Re: Leaning tower of Weevils :-) Hiya Brian, Dave, SingingSabre, Twinx, Alby, Many thanks for your kind words & comment, sorry for not replying sooner I seem to be all six's & seven's ere health-wise & find it difficult to always keep up with things on here I tend to lose track of who's done what, where & when ( silly ol bugger ) anyway I get there eventually !! Brian, All I can do is keep my fingers crossed for the next year or so as my garden is basically new in as much that I grubbed it out & have replanted over the last year so it'll need time to ' Settle ' Alby, Murder Ball came to mind, ever played that ? great fun, two teams, a bucket at each end of a Footie Pitch, no rules, the Ref drops the ball runs of the Pitch & all hell breaks out, the team that wins is the first score ten balls in the bucket or the team with last man standin, nothing like a good bundle for lettin of steam eh Ah memories Cheers for now Mark __________________ Bandit 1 Canon EOS 400D, Sigma 105 Macro, Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6 APO DG Macro, Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC MACRO Sigma 500 DG Super, Home made Lighting Unit All shots one handed or "Stump-Bracket " held http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i318/bandit1_2006/

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