Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This little Weevil, Hoplocopturus sp. from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador is about 5 mm in size and mimics a Flesh Fly, which protects it from predators such as birds that do not waste time trying to catch what seems to be such a swift prey.
As to see and how to hear in this video these Weevils communicate with their partners by drumming with the snout on a leaf. When two weevils reside on the same leaf they alternate in drumming. Vibrational communication is known from other insects, such as Treehoppers.
This little Weevil, Hoplocopturus sp. from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador is about 5 mm in size and mimics a Flesh Fly, which protects it from predators such as birds that do not waste time trying to catch what seems to be such a swift prey.
As to see and how to hear in this video these Weevils communicate with their partners by drumming with the snout on a leaf. When two weevils reside on the same leaf they alternate in drumming. Vibrational communication is known from other insects, such as Treehoppers.
