Insects and other Creepy Crawlies

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Hello all, 0/*

I wanted to share some pics of a house guest we had a while back. She was beautiful and much loved by all, especially a certain little boy who thought her the coolest thing ever. We used to pass her by on the way to and from the braai, and she became a much loved and talked about fixture on our stoep, where she made her home for the better part of about 4 months.

Sadly, the inevitable day arrived when she was just no longer there. -O- We looked all around, waited, watched. But sadly she had just vanished, and has never been seen since.

I do wonder what became of her - we have a pair of Mocking Chats who are very active on our stoep, there is also a Gymnogene living close by - although I have to say I think I would sacrifice even our lost darling to see him as close as that... -O

Anyway, I digress, I doubt it was the Gymnogene. ;-)

Perhaps she just left, decided the pickings were rather meager and moved on to greener pastures. Sadly missed by us all. :-(

Whatever happened to her, I wanted to share the tale and the pics. This is why I love living in the Lowveld, who else has (and more to the point wants) a Red-legged Golden Orb Web Spider as a tenant, albeit an outside one? =O:


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And, some pics of other resident beasties. [O]

Another favourite of the kid, you can see why!

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Weevils always remind of little old men wearing swimming caps -O

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Not sure, but I think it's a Hawk Moth?

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Last but not least, Bees, wonderful, endangered furry fellows.

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That's all for now folks! 0/*


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Insects and creepy crawlies are such amazing subjects....great shots on this thread everybody....:)

A Foam Grasshopper( Rooibaadjie) photographed in Namaqualand NP.

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Amazing colours! \O


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I've had a great time in my garden over the past few days. Here are some of the creepies I've managed to photograph.

Mating Pond Skimmers
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A Paper wasp (Polistes fastidioutus I think)
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A Banded Blowfly
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A Midge of some sort (interestingly, the Insects book had a picture of this but no name for it!)
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Orange Plume Moth
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A Geranium Bronze Butterfly
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Amegilla caelestina, one of the Long Tongued Bees - Really difficult to photograph in the air as they fly in rapid zig-zags
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A Black & whilte Carpenter Bee - these are usually yellow & white as below
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A Female Carpenter Bee
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And a male Carpenter Bee
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Great macro shots BT. \O


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Awesome ^Q^ great images BT!! \O


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Wow BT...you have been busy!! ^Q^ ^Q^


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Lovely shots...BT.... ^Q^


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Beautiful pictures BT! \O


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I took this one while we had no power again yesterday...

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