Eucalyptus snout beetle, gum tree weevil at Russell, ACT
Identification history
| Gonipterus scutellatus | 4 Feb 2024 | AlisonMilton |
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An interesting interaction between one weevil and a jumping spider (separate sighting). I can't show the full sequence of photos, but my first photo shows the spider creeping up onto the branch. It then slowly made its way along the branch until finally reaching and coming nose-to-nose with the weevil. It then obviously decided the weevil was too large to tackle and my last photo shows the spider has retreated to under the branch.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.149912-35.301537
- Altitude 576.4m
- Places Russell, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 17 Jan 2024 09:08 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Weevils (Curculionoidea) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- Jumping spider Associated Insect
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Gonipterus scutellatus Scientific name
- Eucalyptus snout beetle, gum tree weevil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1100m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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