מועדפים של wynand_uys
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פקועה סוג Agaricusמתצפת/ת
doug263תיאור
Appearing now after seven days of rain. Mostly singly but here in a group of three.
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flippie1971תיאור
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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hamishrobertsonתיאור
Photographs include: male, female with caterpillar prey, view of rocks under which nest was situated (nest can be seen in the shade), nest with two young, and nestsite on hillside (indicated by blue arrow). Mainly stills from videos.
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rjpretorתיאור
This obs. is for the larger pugnacious ants which were harassing the smaller Tetramorium. The red fierce ants can be viewed at: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37296694
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מברישניים משפחה Sparassidaeמתצפת/ת
martingrimmתיאור
They would be perfectly camouflaged - without light-reflecting eyes....
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סוג Oxyopesמתצפת/ת
sallyslakתיאור
This male sure gets around - see also
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34688080
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סוג Oxyopesמתצפת/ת
sallyslakתיאור
Is the other spider the male of the species? He certainly seemed to be fiddling underneath the larger spider while it was distracted with a mouthful of fly.
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magdastluciaתיאור
See pupa found on Searsia chirindensis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36757706
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happyasacupcakeתיאור
Bee eater at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36720109
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wildchromaתיאור
Dancing White Lady Spider
(Leucorchestris arenicola)
Dorob National Park,
Swakopmund,
Namibia
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happyasacupcakeתיאור
We saw the snake eagle as it flew up from the ground. It flew in slow circles while it controlled and started to eat the snake. One minute from pic 1 to pic 8 where it started to eat the snake. Total time for this series, three minutes.
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צבוע נקוד Crocuta crocutaמתצפת/ת
happyasacupcakeתיאור
Not laughing. Panting from the heat and the exertion of pulling its prize across the road. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19079800
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Naja niveaמתצפת/ת
karoopixieתיאור
Cobra dinged by Fiscal. Cobra had had a bit of a rough day, and was trying to get to cover to avoid further harasment.
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סוג Oliosמתצפת/ת
tjeerddwתיאור
this spider seemed to be intrigued by the camera, as long as I was busy in front of him/her it would stay put and watch what was going on...
width of first photo about 3-4 cm..
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sallyslakתיאור
One or other AH-H visits the colony of approx 50 Cape Weaver nests daily. The weavers are resigned and apathetic but the drongos give the birds a good bollocking.
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סוג Chrysisמתצפת/ת
tjeerddwתיאור
the first shot is of a dead one I found in the house, the second one a live specimen on the window..
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bushboyתיאור
She's STILL not forgiven me for once stroking her nymphal antennae!
I think Spike's a girl - fat tum & foul temper. All bluff, unlike her bigger cousins, Polyspilota aeruginosa, she never tried to stab me with her fearsome forelimbs and certainly didn't draw blood. Released quickly back in her thicket where she gradually calmed (last pic).
See her development from final nymphal instar. Here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16163662
And here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16442575
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vynbosתיאור
minor ants approx 5mm.
Never seen this before, ants raiding antlion traps and stealing their prey, removing the dead/dying termites. Didn't see any antlions being attacked, but the ants were in the bottom of two different traps wrestling food from the antlions.
Antlion here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16928137
Prey here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16928134
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סוג Oliosמתצפת/ת
martinmandakתיאור
Probably an Olios spider. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9385000/9385482.stm
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gigilaidlerמקום
Golden Pagoda Ridge, Paardepoort West, northern foothills of the Outeniquas, South Cape DC, South Africa (Google, OSM)
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happyasacupcakeתיאור
I inadvertently disturbed the web with the ruler. Pics 7 and 8 show the spider reattaching silk to a grass seed.
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tuliתיאור
she hunts, he eats
this pretty female crab spider was observed on the bloom of a night flowering Cereus cactus and a while later the much smaller orange-brown spider (thought to be probably a male of the same species) was also observed on the same flower. Around dawn the bees arrived to harvest pollen and the female successfully ambushed one. When editing the photos it was noticed that the bee appeared to have too many legs and on closer inspection it was revealed that the male crab spider had sneaked in and was (presumably) eating his breakfast from the underside of the bee while the female was busy at the head end. Or was the crafty little male simply using the opportunity to close in on the female unseen?
Flower posted at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9548808
Bee posted at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9548807
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magdastluciaתיאור
Tetraponera mimic (Myrmarachne ichneumon)
http://www.jumpingspiders.co.za/spiderviewer.php?g=Myrmarachne&s=ichneumon&x=m&u=124.jpg
Male
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jakobתיאור
Another stunning jumping spider, mimicking dead plant material or maybe a bird dropping.
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סוג Oxytateמתצפת/ת
bushboyתיאור
Cannibal
Green Crab Spider being eaten by a Jumping Spider
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sallyslakתיאור
Mystery thing
For all the clever clogs out there, what's this then? I'll zoom out gradually if necessary.
UPDATE: As per Jakob's guess, mating rain spiders, conveniently positioned between two glass doors and impervious to my prying lens.
This was not a speedy process. Some sperm was passed, followed by an intercourse pause (a phrase we usually reserve for the dinner table) and then more sperm was passed, perhaps from the other pedipalp?
The last four photos are from the morning after.
The video isn't great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rnsEmFpBs&feature=youtu.be
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callumevansתיאור
This family consisted pf 4 birds, the parents and two juveniles (both of which were ringed). Male was feeding this juvenile small beetles.
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karoopixieתיאור
Cocktail ants present on soetdoring. Appear to be doing something with the pulvini? Where they are active on the tree, it is sticky, and this was highly attractive to the African silkmoth caterpillars I was rearing on it. Ants and pillars did not annoy each other.
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Oryctes boasמתצפת/ת
sallyslakתיאור
Sadly, the Small Five are not safe from poachers either. A hidden camera has caught the very moment one of the little people begins the gory task of removing the horn from the rhinoceros beetle.
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colin25תיאור
Bird seen coming out of bushes, landed on path with prey, pecked at it, flew another few metres, again landed and pecked a couple of times. Not recorded. Flew in a low bush and..... Left twice a feed chicks in nearby known nest. Total recorded time: 4 minutes. Ended when another shrike appeared and the killer flew off with the remainder of the kill.
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magdastluciaתיאור
Ant mimic with prey Fourspot Sugarant Spider Mexcala quadrimaculata
