Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[ExFmem]

The adults food source is as alluded to above " decaying organic matter/carrion, or feces ", but that would also include the class of stinky mushrooms that smell like carrion, etc.

[Klipspringer]

The adults food source is as alluded to above " decaying organic matter/carrion, or feces ", but that would also include the class of stinky mushrooms that smell like carrion, etc.

Yeah, my thoughts exactly

I assume the fungus belongs to Phallaceae, maybe sort of Itajahya and this clever chap produces this smelly slimy mass to attract flies for dispersal of the spores, as with all living things they want to reproduce

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallaceae


So wo do agree that we have a Sarcophagidae fly feeding on a foul-smelling meal

Now we go for the species!

[nan]

"Do you maybe have a photo of the tree, would love to know if it is one of the alien mesquite trees"

no sorry I don't have, I searched... but only this one

[Richprins]

[harrys]

ID please

[Lisbeth]

Harry, you should know at least the family

[harrys]

Harry, you should know at least the family

Must be the uglysatures gagasikus family

[Klipspringer]

ID please

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Brown Armoured Corncricket Acanthoplus discoidalis

[harrys]

ID please

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Brown Armoured Corncricket Acanthoplus discoidalis

Thank you ladies

[Klipspringer]

and what about this one... a fly (Baboon like )
Kgalagadi 3.2.2017

Now we do the final ID for this one!

So far we know it is in the family Sarcophagidae and it feeds on the stinky spore mass of a fungus.

ExFmem also noted the orange/red tail!