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Hi Harrys,

Looks like one of the Rain Spiders?

Common rain spider Palystes superciliosus

Richprins wrote:Your beetle pic, nana:









And a reply from Dr Whyte:

Cannot be sure, but they are probably one of the Dermestid beetles which are also known as “Skin Beetles” or “Hide Beetles”. Some species feed on the desiccated remains of animal carcasses after blowfly larvae have left.

thank you very much
just discover you reply now

Looks like the family Trogidae (carcass beetles)

Greyish black, heavily sculptured, small to medium sized beetles. Adults and larvae feed on animal remains and carnivore and raptor faeces. Adults occur underneath the food source and scarab-like larvae in burrows in the soil also underneath it.

Trox asperulatus = Omorus asperulatus

Here all species with distribution:
http://www.ru.ac.za/static/departments/ ... gidae.html

here photo and info:
http://books.google.de/books?id=s4ke5Jw ... ca&f=false

I've got some... a lot ... to ID

2. Grasshopper - Kruger




Phaeocatantops sp.

Please say where you have see them, nan. Easier to search, if we know the location

9.a like a leaf - Kruger - Punda Maria

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No 4: Lycus melanurus Hook-winged Net-winged Beetle

Toko wrote:No 4: Lycus melanurus Hook-winged Net-winged Beetle

Yes, must be

No. 9 Bladder Grasshopper ???

No. 6 CICADAS ???