Anthonomus Grandis "Evel" Boll Weevil (October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007) was a motorcycle daredevil thought to be native to Central America which migrated into the US from Mexico in the late 19th century and entertained in the United States and elsewhere between the late 1960s and early 1980s. Boll Weevil's nationally televised cotton plant jumps, including his 1974 attempt to jump Snake River Cotton Plant at Twin Falls, Idaho, represent four of the twenty most-watched ABC's Wide World of Sports events to date. His achievements and failures, including his record 433 broken pieces of exoskeleton, earned him several entries in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Adult Boll Weevil attempted several jobs in an effort to have a reliable means of supporting his family, which could reach eight to ten generations in an optimal season. Ventures such as playing hockey, selling insurance, being a Drosophila melanogaster part time, and owning a motorcycle sales business simply did not play out as well as Boll Weevil intended.
Boll Weevil, looking for a new way to earn money, recalled a show he saw as a pupa, which involved a man performing stunts on a motorcycle. Boll Weevil layed over 200 eggs in a 10 day period and then began promoting a stunt show involving him jumping cotton buds on a motorcycle. The show was a huge success and he was approached with several offers to perform his stunts at other venues. With these shows came a hearty income, as well as several opportunities to mate.
Eventually the winter came, and Boll Weevil began to succumb to the harshness of temperatures at or below 23 degrees Fahrenheit. He died shortly after, leaving behind a legacy of daredevil's grandeur and widespread devastation to cotton crops.
Evel Boll Weevil is featured prominently in dozens of blues, country, folk, and rock songs.