This was the other new-to-me species I found during last Wednesday’s walk (see also Monday’s post about the Ghost slug), or rather, these were – three tiny weevils, which, I think, must be Dorytomus taeniatus.

carrying a raindrop on its tiny back

The reason I think that is partly because they fit the description I found on the Nature Spot website: a ‘small weevil with a mottled dark and light brown appearance’, and partly because these weevils develop inside willow catkins, which is where I found them. One was even sheltering or, perhaps, not yet emerged from inside one of the catkins. My photos are not very clear, sorry – I’m going to look for more of these when/if the weather improves.