New Zealand giraffe weevil
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new-zealand-giraffe-weevil-170-7341631
title:
New Zealand giraffe weevil
text:
The New Zealand giraffe weevil, Lasiorhynchus barbicornis, is a straight-snouted weevil in the subfamily Brentinae, endemic to New Zealand. L. barbicornis is New Zealand's longest beetle, and shows extreme sexual dimorphism: males measure up to 90mm, and females 50mm, although there is an extreme range of body sizes in both sexes. In males, the elongated snout can be nearly as long as the body. Male giraffe weevils use this long rostrum to battle over females, although small males can avoid conf
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of beetle
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_giraffe_weevil
date created:
2007-04-05T10:50:22Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T21:51:33Z
main entity:
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