Coleoptera Like most other insects that eat the poisonous milkweed leaves, this beetle is very brightly colored. Orange and black, yellow and black, and red and black are warning colors to let predators know that they are either distasteful, venomous, or poisonous.
is on a Fleabane, it may eat the tiny yellow disk flowers. Weevils are a type of beetle. They are known for their elongated mouthparts, which may look like a "nose" to some people. The most famous, or maybe infamous, weevil is the Cotton Boll Weevil, which before the advent of pesticides, could devastate a cotton crop.
sp. Oak Ridge, TN September 16, 2008 I found this beetle crawling on the wall at my school.
