insect identification

[Nards]

Hello smart SS people!

Just wondering if there are any entomologists out there that might be able to identify this insect - found in the backyard in Perth. We have never seen anything like it!!

Any ideas??

Cheers,
Nadia

 

[jaycee]

Nadia,

How big is it ?

 

[mary&mat]

Holy cow - what is that thing?!?

Obviously an insect with the 6 legs, but what's that funnel coming out of its head? Did a frog mate with a spoonbill?

There's a site on the internet somewhere (you'll have to google) that you can post pics of spiders, insects etc & they have (I think) Museum of Vic entemologists on there to help answer your questions. You could try that?

 

[Rolf Latham]

some form of ant hunter I reckon
..............

in soft dry sandy soils

ta
rolf

 

[meri]

Hi, I think this is a Weevil Beetle, you occassionally see them gardening and eat vegetable matter. You could google Weevil for photos.

Cheers

 

[Propertunity]

Hi, I think this is a Weevil Beetle, you occassionally see them gardening and eat vegetable matter. You could google Weevil for photos.

Yep, what meri said. We have them here in the Eastern States too

 

[csc2]

My mother in law on a good day

 

[Nards]

Cool, thanks guys!
Does look like some sort of weevil beetle (Elephant weevil maybe? though I dont think they are found in WA....), but def some sort of weevil. Bizarre looking little critter isnt he!

Thanks!

 

[geoffw]

So if you were the landlord of the property, you might be the lessor of two weevils.