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Oct 01, 2018 06:31 | #2

It looks like some sort of weevil maybe? You might not want those around your garden...

Some variant of this perhaps... Gymnopholus weiskei

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Oct 01, 2018 17:01 | #3

Sinister looking weevil, nice find.

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Oct 01, 2018 19:28 | #4

Thank you for the ID. That one seems to be from a different part of the world (mine is from Colombia) but very helpful never the less.

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Oct 02, 2018 00:22 | #5

Interesting looking weevil - lovely capture
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Oct 11, 2018 05:25 | #6

Nice find, what a strange but.

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