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Post by gilles on Feb 12, 2013 11:59:57 GMT -8
third attempt to post this picture Found in Costa Rica Attachments:
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Post by bartekgoldyn on Feb 12, 2013 13:07:13 GMT -8
Fungus?
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Post by Joon on Feb 12, 2013 14:15:26 GMT -8
Agree with above. I assume fungus attack...
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Post by nosorog on Feb 12, 2013 14:24:29 GMT -8
That's what I thought too.
And it's probably impossible to identify this weevil(?) from such photo.
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Post by bichos on Feb 13, 2013 2:30:56 GMT -8
I presume this weevil is dead and as stated above a fungus has killed it and one of the symptoms is that the weevil (the host) crawls to an exposed area or high point just before it dies where the fungus fruits and spreads its spores. A similar fungus is bieng isolated which is specific to locusts and it too has a fruiting body, but its not as spectacular a this.
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Post by gilles on Feb 13, 2013 11:40:02 GMT -8
for those who are interested, I can e-mail the picture in its full size for further analysis. many thanks for this information. I was really quizzed when I saw that beetle. Bichos, hable espanol?
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Post by prillbug4 on Feb 13, 2013 15:02:29 GMT -8
It's a poor angle, but based upon what I can see of it. It seems to be a species in the genus Hilipus. If the angle had been better I would have been able to nail it to species.
Jeff Prill
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