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Weevil: Giant Alpine Weevil, Nelson Lakes
Bugs: Weevil: Giant Alpine Weevil, Nelson Lakes
Too busy munching on flowers to be bothered by the camera, but at 1500 metres I guess you eat all the flowers you can before it snows again! Lyperobius spedeni, about 20 mm long.

December 2001