This Weevil Has Puppet Vibes But Drills Like a Power Tool
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Summary
A weevil's long snout ends in tiny jaws that drill perfect holes into seeds and nuts. Deep Look zooms in on this built-in power tool and how the beetle uses it to reach food and make a nursery for its eggs.
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A weevil's stretched-out snout works like a drill, with jaws at the very tip. The structure lets it bore into tough seeds to eat and to tuck its young inside.
- What is the weevil's long snout used for?
- Why does drilling into a seed help the weevil AND its babies?
- How is the snout shaped for the job it does?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: snout, drill, structure, seed.
Try it: Compare a nail and a drill bit. Write why a long, pointed, twisting tool is good for boring into something hard.