female long-necked beetle

(id: Apoderus Longicollis) male's neck is thrice the size of the neck of the female.. Amazingly designed by mother nature..
Its from Attelabidae family of leaf-rolling beetles.. Wish i could show you people the male of this species. They can even feed on very poisonous species of plants (observed by my friend in south india)

comments (10)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Excellent species intro! Although not the male of this species, here is a male of a similar species:

Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
1. abhitap
  
  Lion
  
  wow!! lovely Posted 9 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Oh utterly awesome...on my list! Posted 10 years ago
1. abhitap
  
  Lion
  
  All the best :-) Posted 9 years ago

Wendy

Lion

Funny creature, love its neck ;) Posted 10 years ago

karthik_ak

Lion

These are very shy, Arent they also called giraffe beetles? Posted 9 years ago
1. abhitap
  
  Lion
  
  karthik_ak The species posted in comment is 'Giraffe beetle' and is endemic to 'Madagascar' :-)
  We have our different species here in India. :-) Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. karthik_ak
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks for the info :) Posted 9 years ago
  2. karthik_ak
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks for the info ABhi :) Posted 9 years ago