Insectus unknownus

[tmlphoto]

I have no idea what this freaky little fellow is. Any Entomologist in the crowd?
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[Harryb]

I have no idea what this freaky little fellow is. Any Entomologist in the crowd?

No feathers on it so I can help with the ID. :D It is one cool shot though. :thumb

[WaterfallRich]

I'm guessing it's a type of weevil, but not sure. Nice shot of it - in good focus and a nice 'pose' :thumb

[Skippy]

I have no idea what this freaky little fellow is. Any Entomologist in the crowd?

You'd be surprised at just how common those little things are Thomas, I've seen a few caught up in spider webs in my back yard, small ones, but the biggest one I have ever seen was given to me from one of the IT guys at work who lives on a big property next to a nature reserve, and the weevels they have there are around an inch in side, they have great heads, almost like a elephant trunk face.

Apparently they are not a good thing to have around cause they usually bore into your trees around the root level and cause heaps of damage.

Good shot........ Skippy (Australia)

[jwear]

I'm guessing it's a type of weevil, but not sure. Nice shot of it - in good focus and a nice 'pose' :thumbI am in with the weevil if you google you may id weevil -nice shot thomas :thumb

[tmlphoto]

You'd be surprised at just how common those little things are Thomas, I've seen a few caught up in spider webs in my back yard, small ones, but the biggest one I have ever seen was given to me from one of the IT guys at work who lives on a big property next to a nature reserve, and the weevels they have there are around an inch in side, they have great heads, almost like a elephant trunk face.

Apparently they are not a good thing to have around cause they usually bore into your trees around the root level and cause heaps of damage.

Good shot........ Skippy (Australia)Thanks for the ID Skippy. Luckly this guy was not on one of MY trees. You are right about their heads, very cool.

Update: Found this on the web.

Wood-boring weevil(Euophryum confine)

This is a wood-boring insect somewhat similar in appearance and size to the Common Furniture Beetle. There are over 50,000 species of Weevil and all have long snouts. It also differs in that it will only attack timber which is already decayed by wood-rotting fungi. The Weevil is prolific and is known to have up to two complete life cycles in one year. Its presence may therefore be accompanied by serious structural collapse of timber due to fungal decay.