Weevils are some of my favourite insects, and the gorgeous Figwort weevil is, I think, the cutest of them all. Once I discovered where they lived in one of my local parks, I made sure to check their Figwort plants every time I went there and, as a result, I have lots of photos of them and have discovered more about their life cycle.

You might remember that, in June, I brought home a tiny cocoon. I had an idea what it might be but wasn’t entirely sure, and was fascinated to watch the ‘thing’ moving about within its casing as shown in the video on the blog (There’s an alien in my kitchen, 10 June). And then it hatched, my perfect tiny Figwort weevil, and I was over the moon, like a proud parent, and found great joy in returning it to its Figwort plant to live life amongst its family (The hatchling, and family, 12 June). Moments like these are why I spend so much time in Nature.