Trigonopterus oblongus is a weevil found in Papua. It was notable as the first known instance of a biological screw joint. The weevils are just long and can fold their legs below their body. The biological screw joint is just in size. This discovery was made by Alexander Riedel of the State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe and by Thomas van de Kamp of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology . References oblongus Beetles of Asia Insects of Indonesia Beetles described in 1885 Taxa named by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe