Africa at its best......

Males have a wingspan of 40-45mm. They are found mainly along the east coast and northern regions. Male top of wing Male wing bel...

Family Asilidae These are large Robber Flies, about 2-4m in length with black marks on top of the last 2 segments of the abdomen. They m...

Honey bees' wings beat 11,400 times per minute. Bees' flight speed averages only 15 miles per hour. Bees possess five eyes. Ho...

Family Cerambycidae  These beetles are of medium size and found mostly in the northern and eastern areas of SA.  As with most Longho...

The Grey-Crowned Crane - Balearica regulorum The claim to fame of the Grey-Crowned Crane is that it is one of the only cranes to roost in ...

They think that there are 48,000 species of Weevils (family Curculionidea)in the animal kingdom of which we have about 2,500 species. Mostly...

Family Syrphidae These are medium-size and have very large red eyes. Hovers very accurately and conspicuously n patches of sunlight in fo...

This large Goshawk is a common resident of our forest and dense riverine areas. They are usually found solitary or in pairs and captures i...

Anyphops and Selenops species: Family Selenopidae I have seen these in mostly dull colours but the pink in this one made it quite attract...