Wee vil take over the world

They are so incredibly coloured and yet so weird looking - I always imagine them having a few drinks at the Chalmun's Cantina (star wars) before slipping outside together :)
Botany Bay Weevils - Chrysolopus spectabilis. This is the first insect identified when Australia was invaded, and as the name suggests was found in the Bay of what is now Sydney.

[Monique]

WoW, great shot ! Stunning colours and love your referentie to the StarWars bar 😂

[julia]

What an amazing looking thing .. but quite happy for you to keep them over there ..

[Wylie]

lovely macro and colours.

[Valerie Chesney]

Amazing close up of these so colourful weevils...

[Issi Bannerman]

Great caption, great shot!

[FBailey]

Fascinating!

[Richard Sayer]

Interesting, as so often in the insect world, that the female is larger than the male... stunning image.

[Jesika]

beautiful insects

[Gosia]

Interesting

[Lou Ann]

Priceless, I know Chalmun’s Cantina well. 😊

[Merrelyn]

Great close up, the colours are fabulous :)

[Sally Ings]

Amazing colours

[Lesley]

Fantastic detail. Awesome!

[Marilyn G M]

adult behaviour

[Diana]

Amazing capture of the great looking insects! Love the colour and details.

[Vickie M]

Wow! Amazing capture of details and colors!

[haskar]

Ops!

[Nina Ganci]

amazing colours and details
fav

[tony gig]

Fabulous colours and shot of nature...fav

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such fabulous iridescent colours ! Great shot and detail ! fav

[Bep]

Gorgeous close up!

[Jane Pittenger]

And looks like there will be more of them

[Elizabeth]

Well what can I say? It’s certainly colorful.

[Rick]

Great capture.

[Annie D]

hahahaha love the title

[Fisher Family]

A super clear shot of this remarkable creature - fav!

Ian

[Jacqueline]

Great narrative, now I hear the music they played in that bar :) Do you remember that?

[Rob Z]

Great shot and narrative - I've never seen these before - such vibrant colours! :)

[wendy frost]

Terrific capture and details.

[Caroline]

Amazing capture.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@jacqbb I sure do and it matches their patterns lol

[Corinne]

Ive never seen this insect before !