Image: Lasiorhynchus barbicornis male and female

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Description: A large male giraffe weevil guards a drilling female. The extreme sexual dimorphism in this species is highlighted here, and is mostly due to the elongation of the male rostrum. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082467.g001
Title: Lasiorhynchus barbicornis male and female
Credit: Painting CJ, Holwell GI (2013) Exaggerated Trait Allometry, Compensation and Trade-Offs in the New Zealand Giraffe Weevil (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis). PLoS ONE 8(11): e82467. http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0082467
Author: Christina. J. Painting
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