kimberip's Identifications

1.5cm black beetle with oval shaped body. Elytra are slightly striated and textured, and the antennae segmented. Feet are small and hooked. Visible eyes and mandibles.
Found with a buddy, unbothered by my presence.

Extremely small black/brown weevil found underside a rock in an urban garden strip. Almost half a centimetre in size. Displayed the classic ‘tuck and roll’ motion when disturbed.
Elongated weevil proboscis with ‘L’ shaped antennae.

Shiny black beetle around 1.5cm in length. Smooth iridescent black surface and rounded oval shape. Elytra have shallow striations running down their length. Segmented antennae and thin legs with small feet.
Found climbing the side of a eucalyptus tree.

Small weevil found on young eucalyptus leaves. Long slim body with mottled grey, black and white peppered colouring all over. Elytra and thorax are not entirely smooth but not significantly textured.
Elbowed antennae located from the base of the snout. Small hooked feet and large eyes.
Specimen around 1inch in length.

Uniform black beetle with large round pointed abdomen. Short straight segmented antennae and long legs with small feet. Very fast and active.
Abdomen is textured with pitted lines and striations.
Beetle roughly 1inch in length.

Small brown beetle found on a passion vine. Around 1cm in length, with fiddle shaped elytra.
Small thorax and head compared to the abdomen, elytra covered in very fine sparse peach fuzz. Slight bronzing shine on the elytra. Long segmented antennae, gently curved like bull horns.

Small elegantly shaped beetle with narrow tapered thorax and teardrop shaped abdomen. Uniform black colouring with faint greed iridescence. Striated elytra and smooth thorax surface. Wide head with strong jaws and long thin antennae. Long legs with tiny hooked feet, extremely fast.