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πŸͺ² Beetles

Giraffe Weevil

Apoderus jekelii

Not Evaluated

About

A small bright red leaf-rolling weevil with an elongated neck used to roll leaves into cradles. Females carefully fold a single leaf to protect their eggs.

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Did You Know?

The female spends up to an hour meticulously rolling a single leaf into a perfect cylindrical egg cradle.