Weevil

lauriek · Post by **lauriek** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:57 pm

Another bug found in the house, I think this one hatched from the soil of one of the plants in our spare bedroom!

Done with the usual setup, OM50/1.8 reversed at max bellows extension for around 4:1. 61 frames. Some recently picked moss as a backdrop!

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:14 am

VERY nice Laurie!

Aynia · Post by **Aynia** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:14 am

Very nice. Also great idea about the mossy background.

Harold Gough · Post by **Harold Gough** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:09 am

A vine weevil? The diagonal composition works well.

Harold

Cyberspider · Post by **Cyberspider** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:31 am

I agree with all... very good DOF, very good stack and also a very good idea with the background as a contrast!

g4lab · Post by **g4lab** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:59 am

Could this be the famous , lesser of the two weevils??

rovebeetle · Post by **rovebeetle** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:12 pm

I agree with the others - composition and execution are great.

BTW - it might well be that this critter hatched from one of your flower pots. This a species of Otiorrhynchus - O. scaber is infamous of infesting plant pots.

Cheers

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:52 pm

g4lab wrote:Could this be the famous , lesser of the two weevils??

Oh dear!
Now, getting these shots is not easy but the work involved,tho tough at times,is a necessary weevil

lauriek · Post by **lauriek** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:18 pm

They practically write themselves don't they!

The other day after shooting this I was desperately trying to shoot just the compound eye so I could title a thread weevil eye! (Sadly it didn't work out well enough to post yet!)

Harold Gough · Post by **Harold Gough** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:00 am

This is the common vine weevil:

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles06 ... weevil.asp

http://bugguide.net/node/view/7480

Harold

rovebeetle · Post by **rovebeetle** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:27 am

Of course, I meant O. sulcatus and not scaber, was a hectic day yesterday.

Cheers

Planapo · Post by **Planapo** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:07 am

Nice shot, Laurie. Good idea for the background, appears very natural.

g4lab wrote:
Could this be the famous , lesser of the two weevils?? Rolling Eyes

Larry wrote:
Oh dear!
Now, getting these shots is not easy but the work involved,tho tough at times,is a necessary weevil

Laurie wrote:
They practically write themselves don't they!

What are you guys talking about? Hmm, my dictionaries don't give me an alternative meaning for weevil, so I don't get the pun!

Well, maybe someone can explain?!

Weevil see!

--Betty

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:11 am

Planapo wrote:

What are you guys talking about? Hmm, my dictionaries don't give me an alternative meaning for weevil, so I don't get the pun!

Well, maybe someone can explain?!

Weevil see!

--Betty

Weevil sound like Evil
Lesser of two evils
Necessary evil.
See?

Harold Gough · Post by **Harold Gough** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:35 am

It only 'works' when spoken.

The 'w' sound of 'two' sounds as though it is on the end of the word. Without a deliberate pause between the words, the 'w' of 'weevil' cannot be distinguished.

Harold

Bruce Williams · Post by **Bruce Williams** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:04 am

Excellent stack Laurie. Interesting detail and the background works really well too.

I rather liked Betty's "Weevil see" - especially if said in a theatrically threatening manner

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Bruce:)