Sexual dimorphism in Brentidae weevils.

[orionmystery]

Weevil, family Brentidae, probably the subfamily Brentinae. Found them on a tree trunk at night, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Also check out a cool post on sexual dimorphism for this weevil - different jaws for different jobs by Ted MacRae : Different Jaws for Different Jobs « Beetles In The Bush

Male

IMG_5058 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping Guek) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


IMG_5069 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping Guek) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


IMG_5062 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping Guek) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr

Female

IMG_5088 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping Guek) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


More wonderful weevils of Malaysia: Some wonderful weevils of Malaysia | Up Close with Nature

 

[JOEFLY]

exelent

 

[carlos58]

Beautiful set. Last one is a wonderful shot. Perfect.

 

[cgipson1]

Well Done, Kurt!

 

[MiFleur]

Wow! these are excellent images, well done

 

[KrisztinaK]

Found them on a tree trunk at night

If I had found these, I certainly wouldn't have hung around to take photos of them. They are great shots, but I am so not a fan of bugs. Especially big ones with jaws.