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Bottlebrush Weevil

Rhinostomus barbirostris

Habitat:

I found this specimen on my militar barracks, in a region of transition between the Cerrado and Atlantic Florest.

Notes:

When I caught this "Bottlebrush Weevil", it started to rub your "bottle brush" on my finger. I really thought this curious and taked a little scare of some defense form... But, nothing of bad occur with my finger, so...

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Bottlebrush Weevil
Rhinostomus barbirostris


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2 Comments

Diaz José Miguel
Diaz José Miguel 10 years ago

greeeeat!!! excellent weevil! amazing!

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 10 years ago

I've never seen on with a fuzzy snout - very interesting!

LeonardoMB
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LeonardoMB

São José do Rio Pardo, SP, Brazil

Spotted on Nov 21, 2013
Submitted on Nov 21, 2013

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