Insect or Invertebrates Identification

[Klipspringer]

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This is a Sarcophaga sp.

One of these
aenigma
afra
gertrudae
booersiana
demeilloni
castellana
ingwavumae
montivaga
subdistinguenda
vansoni
zuluensis
arno
dinuzului
erecta
freedmani
varienbeecki
braunsi
freyi
langi
namaquensis
silvai
weyeri
inzoides
maritima
natalensis
nodosa
pennopluma
wagneri
wetzeli
schoemani
theseus
opata
transvaalensis
crassipalpis
ruficornis
dingaani
flavibarbis
hera
limpopoensis
sabiensis
santosdiasi
argyrostoma
villa
condona
elegantipes
regularis
geari
optata
susteriana
munronis


I have no clue and no key to tell a species.

Do you know anything, ExFmem?

[Klipspringer]

As stated before, my shoulders did not want to cooperate when I tried to capture insects on the ground - the camera was too heavy, I couldn't remain motionless long enough, and I was pretty sure I wouldn't be able to use them to push myself back up when I was done.

So-o-o…I scooped up some of the ripened/over-ripened fruits (don't know their name - Mary?, Daniel?) under the trees at LS and put them at table height. I only attracted flies (not me, the fruits, though it COULD have been both I suppose ), but got at least 6 different species.


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And the last unknowns from this KNP trip: Muscidae and I can not get to a proper ID

[Richprins]

Klippies!

Another one of those strange mud nests, this time Gardenia hide. Quite big (20cm) and even slightly painted!

[Klipspringer]

Klippies!

Another one of those strange mud nests, this time Gardenia hide. Quite big (20cm) and even slightly painted!

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Need another angle or close-up to see if the turret is downward curved


It's a potter wasp nest and another wasp has made the turret and moved in

[ExFmem]

Only thing I know is the previous one of mine in the book was labelled " poss. Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis", yet that very apt species doesn't show here. Lots of them have red rear ends , so I have NO idea - there are simply too many to decipher.

As for the Muscidae, I have more pics, but without a Key, there's nothing we (you ) can do.

for your tireless efforts.

[Richprins]

Yes, I think the pic is meant to be like this with the tunnel pointing down!

[Richprins]

A spider skin/dead spider from Marloth...maybe 6 cm?

[ExFmem]

If it's dead, did you turn it over and take a pic of the top side

[Richprins]

But there are hordes of spiders there will get more!

[Richprins]

A zebra fly?

Very small, maybe 5mm - Nelspruit