South African Photographs
Monday, April 28, 2014

Stink Bug (Caura rufiventris)

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Family Pentatomidae   Found throughout SA mainly on Solanum plants.
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Friday, April 25, 2014

Burrowing Scorpion (Cheloctonus jonesi) family Hormuridae

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Although they have a small amount of venom, they are harmless to humans but can sting. They can grow up to 90cm in length and live in b...
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Leopard in a tree

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They blend in so well that they are not easy to spot. The best sighting of a leopard I have ever seen is this one taken in Pilanesberg....
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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Wild Sunflowers and friends

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  I went out to photograph wild sunflowers and came across a vast number of butterflies and moths enjoying them too...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Rainforest Brown (Cassionympha cassius)

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Family Nymphalidae Satyrinae A medium size butterfly with a wingspan of about 35mm. Found along the eastern regions of Kruger National P...
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Sunday, April 13, 2014

Whitebrowed Sparrowweaver

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Found in all areas except the very arid regions in the southwest and the moister regions of the northeast. Each nest has two entrances a...
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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Down and out Zebra

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Poor Zebra!! LOL!! He looks so down and out with his ears flattened like that. Like a hobo no one loves and who feels sorry for himself. :...
Monday, April 7, 2014

Arrow Sphinx Moth (Lophostethus dumolinii)

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Family Sphingidae   A very large moth with a wingspan of 140mm and an unmistakable arrow mark on its wing. Found in the northern regi...
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Friday, April 4, 2014

Giraffe – bad hair day

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While in Lower Sabie, KNP, I came across this young giraffe and had to laugh at his hairstyle. LOL!!   It looks like he forgot to ...
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Elephant skeleton – Interesting facts

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Addo Elephant National Park has a wonderful exhibition of an elephant skeleton on the wall of the Interpretive Centre. Please enlarge the ...
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