Beth’s Bug Blog

Bug of the Week: The Giraffe Weevil-Nature’s Long Necked Marvel

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The giraffe weevil is nature’s oddball with a super-stretch neck. A bug that transforms competition into an art form and makes every encounter in Madagascar feel like a peek into a world of extraordinary adaptations.

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Bug of the Week: The Treehopper-Bizarre Helmet Bug of Summer

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Treehoppers are the helmet-wearing, sap-sipping oddballs of summer; equal parts adorable & bizarre, and always worth a second glance.

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Bug of the Week: The Hoverfly

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Hoverflies are the unsung heroes of the insect world; pollinators, pest controllers, and master mimics all rolled into one. So next time you see a tiny “wasp” hovering nearby, don’t swat it away…thank it instead!

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Bug of the Week: The Longhorned Beetle, Antennae Extraordinaire

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Longhorned beetles are the dashing lumberjacks of the insect world:  hardworking, highly adapted, and dressed to impress with antennae that stretch for days.

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Bug of the Week: The Spaghetti Weevil

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Pasta’s Worst Nightmare???

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