Some wonderful weevils of Malaysia

A collection of some of my favorite weevil images, all shot in Malaysia. Funny how I didn't even know about these cute weevils before I took up macro photography.

Mostly taken with a Canon 40D, MPE65 1x-5x macro lens and MT24EX Twin Flash.

Episomus sp. weevil

All full flash, normally 1/200, F11, ISO100, 40D, MPE65 and MT24EX twin flash with DIY Diffuser.

A male giraffe weevil


A female giraffe weevil. Check out how she builds a nest to lay egg in here.


A spiny giraffe weevil, Hoplapoderus hystrix (Fabricius, 1801). More about this here.


Another type of  giraffe weevil Leptapoderus (Soendapoderus) semirufus (Faust, 1883). More about this here.




A spiny weevil




Mecopus sp. - ID credit: Boris (thaptor on Flickr)






A fungus weevil


Natural light shot of a beautiful weevil. Tips on shooting with natural light here.


Weevil taking off. Shortlisted in Photoradar's POTY 2010 but that was as far as it went.


Mating pair of giraffe weevil/giraffe necked beetle. More about them here.


Weevil weevil rock you!


White fluffy weevil. The white stuff is not fungus/mold. 


 

Another mating pair of giraffe weevil, with an ant watching:D. No sexual dimorphism in this species. Watch how a female build a nest here.


 





If you would like to check out some beautiful beetles of Malaysia, look here.