A Weevil what?

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Weevil (Acalles camelus). I think this one is a mature boll weevil. Captured with a Canon 30D and Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro lens with a Canon 12mm ext-tube (first time use an ext-tube) and this DIY Ring-Flash

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Oh, yea, this guy was taken at the Zilker Botanical Gardens, Austin, TX...needless to say, I was a sweat-pool coming back to work from lunch break today :lol:

-Roy
 
Marvelous pix.

I've never seen a weevil I guess.

Interesting little critter!
 
God I wish I could stop myself from opening up the bug pictures. They all freak me out.

Awesome pics, though. <shudder>
 
Brilliant! Love the detail! :)
 
I love the second one! The first one to, but I love how its almost "looking" at you in the 2nd. I find them sometimes but I never got to photograph one.
 
Thanks for all the comments...davebmck, thanks...looks as if this one is a female boll weevil.

-Roy
Yea, that's a good website to bookmark. They have a page where you can post a picture with a request for identification if you find something you can't identify.
 
Amazing pics and very nice details:thumbup:
weevils are cool.
 
6mm?! Thats less than a quarter of an inch. I didnt know macros could focus this tiny. Brilliant work.

Mark
 

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