I don�t know how we got onto the topic, but Mark and I were talking about weevils as well as discussing children�s books and how easy it would be to write one involving insects. It is a topic that has come up before at my work place, how there are so many cute insects that could fill the role of a hero or protagonist. We started talking about Willie the Weevil, actually my idea at work was to have Billy the Brentid (pronounced brontid) be the main character. The brentids are related to weevils taxonomically speaking. I am fascinated by weevils in general; they honestly look like tiny elephants. Go ahead put a weevil under a microscope and you will see what I mean. Brentids are a sort of weevil, but with a long slender body and a long straight �snout� on them. So once I had given the bugs their names and told Mark what they were and how they were different, he quickly generated the outline of the story of Billy the Brentid and Willie the Weevil. You can just see how these stories write themselves! So the story goes: a brentid egg is accidentally laid with a bunch of weevil eggs. When all the weevils and the one brentid hatch, Billy has no idea he is different, he is raised side by side with all the other weevils� his partner in his adventures is Willie the weevil. There is a situation in which Billy the brentid saves the day by having a different kind of snout. Much hilarity and wonderful adventures ensue... there are many more adventures in store for Billy and Willie�s future. Willie and Billy: %PHOTO{"http://denovich.org/gallery/wildlife/weevil"}% %PHOTO{"http://denovich.org/gallery/wildlife/brontid"}% I am also long over due to write my 'Ode to Omophrons: the most un-carabid-like carabid'