My Mum spotted this in the garden the other day. Took awhile online to identify it, but it's a Botany Bay Weevil, which was apparently the first Australian insect to be scientifically described.
It looks rather ordinary from above, but from the side...
This is awesome! Great pictures, and what an extraordinary and beatiful creature! At first sight, I had the impression of some fantasy warrior in a strange helmet, on the first image. My partner who just looked over my shoulder said it looked like some alien to him *g*
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