weird bug id please

[Paulneill]

Hi all

Check out the weirdest bug i have ever seen i found it on my favorite juniper clinging to a branch with its 2 long front arms, it also has a long mouth that is was using to munch the barkand 4 back legs, i tried flicking him into a pot with a brush but then reailised he had those 2 huge arms wrapped right round the branch and had to pry him off. I inspected the branch and folage and noticed the munch marks on the bark.then today a found another one on the same tree only this one was way smaller about the size of a rice crispy the one in the pic was the size of my thumb nail. any one know what it is.

[shibui]

Your photo is not really very clear Paul but the colour and the body shape looks like some sort of weevil but I can't see the head and I have not seen any with such big front legs either???
Some weevils do eat bark. I think Steven?? posted about some eating one of his casuarinas??

[Handy Mick]

Yep, that is definitely the weird bonsai eating bug.
The normal size one is as big as a motor bike with go go gadget weird legs, they take bites the size of football''s out of real sized trees.

Mick

[Paulneill]

I don't think. It's a weevil after googling them . The shape of the head. Can be clearly seen on the left . I should have tried to get a better picture . It's really bugging me what it is !

[Sno]

G'day paulneill try googling( eucalyptus weevil images). Weevils come in all shapes and sizes.Hope that helps
Craig

[Trent McKenzie]

Finding that would freak me out too

[Paulneill]

Thanks guys for the help. just confirmed that is was an elephant weevil . Mad looking critter . And if a had not spotted him as soon as I did I don't think there would have been much bark left on my juni.

[reddoggy]

Are they having sex, if so you might find thousands of them in a week or two.

[Glenda]

Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will FEAR NO WEEVIL.

Glenda

[Glenda]

And this is entitled 'THE LESSER OF TWO WEEVILS'

Lesser of two weevils.JPG

( http://blepharopsis.deviantart.com/art/ ... s-55871456 )

Glenda

[mudlarkpottery]

What, no weevil Kenevil?

[Glenda]

What, no weevil Kenevil?

Just for Penny

Weevil Kenevil.JPG

from http://www.etsy.com/listing/78296617/we ... e-riding-a

Glenda

[Andrew Legg]

Weevil on Superthrive?

[mudlarkpottery]

Thanks Glenda.
I was hoping someone would do some graphics. How about the "Three Wise Weevils" please? I would love to see what you do with that.
Penny.

[Glenda]

Like this one Penny?

3 wise weevils.JPG

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/h ... o_evil.asp

Apologies to Paulneil for hijacking his thread.

Glenda