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Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus ssp. caudatus)Observer
faeroutDescription
Flight feathers visible in later photos
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Common Green Mantis (Sphodromantis gastrica)Observer
botswanabugsDescription
day
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African Migrant (Catopsilia florella)Observer
botswanabugsDescription
flying from place to place when disturbed. Stayed joined when flying. The pale green moth always above and doing the wing flapping and the yellow one below, being carried and not flapping.
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Two-tailed Spiders (Genus Hersilia)Observer
grant_reed_botswanaDescription
Moving in circular motion around the mantis trying it up in the web
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Yellow-headed Spider-hunting Wasp (Leptodialepis bipartitus)Observer
kwokwokwo
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Giant Dung Beetles (Genus Heliocopris)Observer
botswanabugsDescription
attracted to uv
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Longlegged Sac Spiders (Genus Cheiracanthium)Observer
tuliDescription
who^s web is this?
looks like a sac spider to my amateur eyes but why is it sitting in a web or was it just passing by and stopped for a breather?
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Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)Observer
alanhorstmann
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Sub-Saharan Striated Heron (Butorides striata ssp. atricapilla)Observer
ondrejprosicky
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Banded Garden Spider (Argiope trifasciata)Observer
botswanabugsDescription
edge of pan containing very tall grasses and more water than usual in May 23.
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Common Dotted Border (Mylothris agathina ssp. agathina)Observer
yvettevanwijk1941
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Southern Blue Waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis ssp. niassensis)Observer
kiddyhillDescription
At the Manager's residence, Muchenje Safari Lodge
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Three-banded Courser (Rhinoptilus cinctus)Observer
lindsay_mandyPlace
Missing Location
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Green Lacewings (Family Chrysopidae)Observer
tuliDescription
stalked cluster of egg cases on Spirostachys africana
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
ajvandijk
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Gasflame Nudibranch (Bonisa nakaza)Observer
antisocialwhaleDescription
Photographer’s Reef
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Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus ssp. phillipsi)Observer
katebraunsdDescription
MammalMAP 42370
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Broad Scarlet (Crocothemis erythraea)Observer
botswanabugsDescription
near pond in stream on basalt hillside.
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Southern Spectacled Weaver (Ploceus ocularis ssp. ocularis)Observer
bushboyDescription
Outraged
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Variegated Pearl (Synclera traducalis)Observer
botswanabugsDescription
attracted to uv
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
botswanabugsDescription
attracted to light
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Southern Tree Agama (Acanthocercus atricollis)Observer
botswanabugsDescription
fell into bucket and couldnt climb out
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Lunate Lady Beetle (Cheilomenes lunata)Observer
tuliDescription
caught in the act
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Marico Flycatcher (Bradornis mariquensis)Observer
modiseDescription
Killing and swallowing a Darkling Bettle larvae.
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Arnold's Velvet Gecko (Homopholis arnoldi)Observer
jknDescription
Confirmed it is Homopholis arnoldi. Thanks in advance!
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Dune Tortoise Beetle (Aspidimorpha puncticosta)Observer
botswanabugsDescription
on grass very close to an ipomoea sp shrub
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Genus EumetaObserver
botswanabugsDescription
Black cotton soil
On vachellia small tree.
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Netwing Beetles (Genus Lycus)Observer
serowe_museumDescription
Pupal csaes on external wall. 8 seen and some were empty.
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Tailed Net-winged Beetle (Lycus trabeatus)Observer
botswanabugsDescription
river bank
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guy_williamsDescription
Ex. Termite mound. Fruiting body visible above ground, but original attachment from deep within the mound. The long tapering spiral indicates the shape & depth of the tunnel it grew out of.
Eaten as a traditional delicacy.
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Painted Dwarf Gecko (Lygodactylus picturatus)Observer
chempDescription
at Hotel Villa Matalai, Kwale village, Tanzanian coast
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Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)Observer
greggdarlingDescription
Pantala
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Hairy Spindlepod (Cleome hirta)Observer
botswanabugsDescription
on river bank
