The Kei-apple (Dovyalis caffra) is a small shrub/tree, 15-18 feet (3-5m) in height and have some evil looking thorns on them.
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The flowers are creamy-green and give way to delicious fruit in summer. When mature they are apricot-colored.
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These trees are widely cultivated for gardens even as far as Australia and California but do not like areas where there is frost.
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The fruits, harvested from November to January are made into an excellent jam/jelly.
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An unknown but pretty caterpillar.
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Have you ever seen a black ladybird/bug? I am afraid it is not a very good picture, but the only one I managed to get for some strange reason. It is called a Black Mealy (Maize) Bug Predator and preys on Maize bugs, aphids and cochineal insects. They are very small, about 4mm at max.
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Spotted Sugar Ants are large. They nest in small colonies under stones and spray attackers with formic acid.
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