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What

Cape Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus)

Observer

m_burger

Date

January 6, 2018 10:56 AM SAST

Place

4.5 km N of Strandfontein, on R362 to Lutzville (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

7 photos

What

Picasso Bug (Sphaerocoris annulus)

Observer

alandmanson

Date

December 16, 2018 11:33 AM CET

Place

Cumberland Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

8 photos

What

Xanthanomoea munroi

Observer

flippie1971

Date

September 24, 2019 11:25 AM SAST

Place

Poynton, Westbrook, North coast, South Africa (Google, OSM)

Description

Photographed this small fly (no more than 3mm in length) with pictured wings yesterday, eating bird poop from a leaf. Quite colourful.

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Peters' Longleg Sugar Ant (Camponotus petersii)

Observer

mattf1996

Date

January 10, 2021 08:38 AM SAST

Place

Kings Kloof Trails, Muldersdrift, Gauteng, South Africa (Google, OSM)

Description

one of the bigger ants i've seen

Photos / Sounds

5 photos

What

Southern Gaudy Commodore (Precis octavia ssp. sesamus)

Observer

lyleconrad

Date

April 16, 2020 10:06 AM SAST

Place

Glenwood, Berea, 4001, South Africa (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Polyspilota

Observer

michaelabeets

Date

April 27, 2020 12:59 PM SAST

Place

Libertrau Road, Somerset West, WC, ZA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles (Genus Chlaenius)

Observer

flippie1971

Date

June 6, 2020 08:20 AM SAST

Place

Welgemoed, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa (Google, OSM)

Description

Iridescent green beetle with coppery head and thorax colour when viewed with the naked eye. Found in the garden and measures 13mm.
Studio photographs of dead, collected specimen.

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