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Giraffe beetle...

Madagascar

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Giraffe beetle sent on December 21, 2023 (8:49) by Mario Vigo. 25 comments, 1397 views. [retina]

, 1/500 f/11.0, ISO 20000, hand held. Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.

Il Coleottero giraffa (Trachelophorus giraffa), endemico delle foreste pluviali del Madagascar orientale, è l'insetto dal collo più sproporzionato al mondo. È lungo circa 2,5 cm collo incluso (che costituisce più della metà della lunghezza dell'animale). Appartiene alla famiglia dei Curculionidi, volgarmente detti punteruoli, la più estesa famiglia del regno animale con oltre 97.000 specie. Il T. giraffa appartiene ad un gruppo particolare di curculionidi, chiamati Attelabidae o in modo informale “insetti arrotolatori di foglie”. Le femmine infatti creano con le foglie arrotolate dei nidi a forma di “sigaro”, al cui interno depongono un singolo uovo. Le larve si nutrono dei tessuti fogliari che formano la parte interna del nido. La principale fonte di cibo del T. giraffa, la Dichaetanthera cordifolia, ha foglie molto coriacee. Il collo pieghevole dalla muscolatura possente e le mandibole particolarmente affilate servono per rosicchiare la venatura centrale della foglia prima di arrotolarla. Nella stagione riproduttiva i maschi si percuotono a vicenda con il collo in modo simile a quello delle giraffe, fino a quando l'avversario non viene scaraventato giù dalla foglia. Ranomafana National Park, Novembre 2023.



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avatarsenior
sent on December 21, 2023 (9:56) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

This species is spectacular!

avatarsupporter
sent on December 21, 2023 (10:48) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

What a fascinating being!
Thanks Mario for showing us

avatarsenior
sent on December 21, 2023 (12:30) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Interesting! Thank you

avatarsupporter
sent on December 21, 2023 (12:52) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Hi Mario, nature never ceases to amaze me, excellent macro for sharpness and composition. Congratulations and Merry Christmas, hello Fabrizio.

avatarsenior
sent on December 21, 2023 (13:57) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

A round of applause for the photographer, for the shot and for the caption

avatarsupporter
sent on December 21, 2023 (14:08) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

A valid free hand, considering the non-simplicity of the morphology of the subject, I think it is not really easy to take the photo.

avatarsenior
sent on December 21, 2023 (18:21) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Nature has no limits. See.
thanks for the contribution
Giò

avatarsenior
sent on December 21, 2023 (19:38) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you for introducing me to this insect I didn't know existed.
Great macro.

avatarsenior
sent on December 21, 2023 (21:04) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Very interesting description of this particular insect :-)

avatarjunior
sent on December 21, 2023 (21:48) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Very interesting subject, almost perfect photo and exhaustive description.
What I see in this post and throughout the series is passion for nature.
Great job ;-)

avatarsupporter
sent on December 22, 2023 (0:25) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

It's amazing nature, special capture of this specimen, congratulations.
Loris

avatarsupporter
sent on December 22, 2023 (0:33) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Super macro!
Congratulations :-)

avatarsenior
sent on December 22, 2023 (0:36) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Really a beautiful light
capture and
colors compliments

avatarsupporter
sent on December 22, 2023 (7:12) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful image and beautiful creature, congratulations again!
Best regards,
Bo

avatarsupporter
sent on December 22, 2023 (10:11) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks everybody! ;-)
cheers, Mario

avatarsupporter
sent on December 22, 2023 (14:52) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

super shot Mario!

avatarsupporter
sent on December 22, 2023 (17:10) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Magnificent. Hi Corrado

avatarsenior
sent on December 22, 2023 (19:13) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Very nice.
Merry Christmas

avatarjunior
sent on December 22, 2023 (22:15) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Handheld photo and 20000 iso something amazing, fantastic!! Super exhaustive caption. Congratulations Mario, you never cease to amaze me.

avatarsupporter
sent on December 23, 2023 (18:02) | This comment has been translated

Thanks again to everyone!


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