When it comes to mating, it is certainly the male of the species which is more deadly. The giraffe weevil has evolved its extended neck to fight for the right to a nearby female (which will patiently await the outcome of the fight and even occasionally act as a kind of referee before procreating with the winner). They show no aggression towards other species, neither hunting nor eating other animals. It is rare for males to kill each other in this struggle.The giraffe weevil comes from Madagascar, which is a large island off the east coast of Africa. Its isolation from the continent meant that many strange creatures evolved there which are found nowhere else in the world. Although there is another giraffe weevil in New Zealand the Madagascan one wins any beauty contest hands down with its glorious red elytra (a modified, hardened fore-wing) covering the flying wings. Oh yes, it flies too!
