Overview:-
- Giraffe weevil is a strange looking insect that endemic to forests of Madagascar. The giraffe weevil called so because of its enormously long neck. A male giraffe’s weevil’s neck is 2-3 times longer than the female’s. The male insects use their long neck to build nests and to compete with other males during the mating season.
- With an average length of 2.5 cm, the giraffe weevil is among the largest insects of the weevil family. Most of the body parts of giraffe weevil are black. The most noticeable thing on giraffe weevils, other than its long neck is the red shell that covers their hind legs. It called as elytra. The giraffe weevils use these shells along with hind wings in flight.
- At present, a large population of giraffe weevils lives in the forests of Madagascar. They spent most of their lives on small trees known as ‘giraffe beetle trees’. They also feed on leaves of these trees. Luckily, there are no known predators to the giraffe weevils. Unlike their strange look, the giraffe weevil is completely harmless. They show no aggression towards human or other species.
