Grass Mantis (Pyrgomantis rhodesica)

Family Mantidae  

This species of mantis, as the name implies, is found on grass stems where it waits motionless for prey.

  It is large, about 7cm in length.

Black-tailed Dragonfly (Nesciothemis farinose) Male

Family Libellulidae

 Fairly common in all but the drier, Cape regions.