I was wondering if you knew how some bugs have such strong grips with their feet? I found a vine weevil on my doorframe and struggled a bit to get it onto my hand to remove it, and then it was difficult to remove it from my hand when I was putting it outside
Weevils (and lots of other beetles and bugs) have claws on the ends of their feet (tarsal claws) used for gripping. They are very tiny so it doesn’t hurt generally even when it’s sort of stuck into your skin like velcro.
Here’s a photo of a very large weevil so you can see the claws on the feet:
About time I posted my namesake critter here. Geosesarma dennerle from my colony of the little freaks, entirely terrestrial Sesarmid land crabs that lack the typical marine, pelagic larval stage of most other land crabs. The female will carry her brood until they’re fully formed little miniature crablets
