Male Giraffe Beetle frontal
A wide-screen crop of a male Giraffe Beetle in Ranomafana, Madagascar. This male is struggling to compete with 2 other males on the same plant, all fighting for a single female. In addition, due to the wet and cold Ranomafana weather, they are unable to fly most of the time.
The giraffe weevil is a weevil endemic to Madagascar. It derives its name from an extended neck much like that of the common giraffe. The giraffe weevil is sexually dimorphic, with the neck of the male typically being 2 to 3 times the length of that of the female. Most of the body is black with distinctive red elytra covering the flying wings. The total body length of the males is just under an inch , among the longest for any attelabid species. The extended neck is an adaptation that assists in.. more
