News Bean weevils get a kick out of mates By Susan Milius March 16, 2004 at 3:58 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print The battle of the sexes turns out to be a literal description of the domestic life of the bean weevil, say British researchers. A male bean weevil unfurls these injurious spines during mating. Andrew Syred/Microscopix These insects, Callosobruchus maculatus, breed in stored grain throughout the tropics.