#brentidae

[onenicebugperday]

New Zealand giraffe weevil, Lasiorhynchus barbicornis, Brentidae

Photos by sebastiandoak

[razehider]

two ridiculous Perapion weevils that i accidentally found (while unsuccessfully looking for earwigs ten times their size) making more ridiculous Perapion weevils. you are powerless to stop them

(April 4th, 2025)

[bowelfly]

inkwash bugs

[lazchance]

straight snouted weevil (idk species but its cute)

comically fat thorax and then a tiny ass head... i dont have much to say for this post i just like this weevil

ive seen it twice and something about the colours + texture + overall shape of it just makes me like it

if anyone can give me a species ID i would appreciate it

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Aptly named, the New Zealand giraffe weevil is the longest beetle in Aotearoa. Males can reach a length of 90 mm (3.5 in), half of which is their elongated snout. These extraordinary appendages are used to battle for access to females, which have much shorter snouts.

(Image: A mating male (top) and female (bottom) New Zealand giraffe weevil () by Christina Painting)

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[cnestus]

weevils

[ifelten]

Art af spidsmussnudebille (Apion frumentarium)

Apion frumentarium (Apion frumentarium)

[jupiterswasphouse]

[PHOTOS TAKEN: JUNE 28TH, 2024 | Image IDs: Two photos of a small brown and yellow Brentid weevil on the corner of a white metal building /End IDs.]