Boll weevils.

O.K. OWN UP.
WHO was it said weevils are "cute"?

Dep·re·da·tion? ?
[dep-ri-dey-shuhn] Show IPA
?noun
the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.

I think there's one intact flower, so you can see what they ought to look like.

And YES I know it was vine weevil, I caught one of the little buggers nibbling away. It is is now an ex-weevil.