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September 17, 2024
10:26 PM SAST
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November 27, 2023
06:59 PM CAT
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March 18, 2021
04:04 PM SAST
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September 15, 2020
09:29 PM SAST
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January 20, 2016
02:13 PM SAST
Description
Millipede - Kamiesberge
Some people have told me that it could possibly be a new taxa.
Has any one else ever seen that species of millipede ?
It occurs on most peaks in the Kamiesberge (Namaqualand).
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April 13, 2024
09:54 PM BST
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December 26, 2014
08:31 PM SAST
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February 13, 2024
03:26 PM SAST
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December 4, 2023
10:01 AM SAST
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December 20, 2023
05:39 PM UTC
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December 14, 2023
09:21 PM SAST
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December 5, 2023
01:14 PM UTC
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November 20, 2023
06:50 AM UTC
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November 2, 2023
06:50 PM SAST
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November 24, 2023
09:06 PM SAST
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November 28, 2023
09:39 AM SAST
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November 28, 2023
01:04 PM UTC
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October 12, 2023
07:43 PM SAST
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October 22, 2023
01:32 PM SAST
Description
This observation for the beetle, which was quixotically attempting to attack the pill millipede, who appeared utterly untroubled and simply sailed serenely along.
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October 13, 2023
04:37 PM EDT
Description
Growing in gallery of Scolytoplatypus fasciatus in Nuxia floribunda. In the microscopic images it is stained with cotton blue; the fungus itself is whitish-clear.
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December 11, 2022
08:00 AM UTC
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January 17, 2024
10:15 AM UTC
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September 20, 2023
04:15 PM SAST
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March 25, 2023
11:10 AM UTC
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July 15, 2023
06:58 PM UTC
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January 2, 2023
09:08 PM SAST
Description
Millipede on a rotting log next to the Groot River.
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June 16, 2014
02:02 PM BST
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February 22, 2017
07:49 PM SAST
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December 5, 2023
12:06 PM SAST
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January 21, 2023
07:27 PM AEST
Description
About 25 mm long. Matthew, I have emailed you re these.
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December 16, 2019
09:40 PM SAST
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April 25, 2020
06:40 AM SAST
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November 10, 2015
07:18 PM SAST
Description
Kei Mouth moth
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December 31, 2017
12:06 PM SAST
Description
A scrappy expanse of silky refuges and capture webs littered with body parts of previous victims. When preferred prey is entangled, the female spiders emerge from their 'nests' and overpower it by grabbing its extremities. In this case, a wasp https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319446.
Presumably they inject venom because after a minute or so the prey stops struggling. Then they snip it out of the web and carry it into one of several 'nests' or refuges.
Unwanted prey, often beetles (see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319435 ) are also killed but sometimes left in the web, uneaten. Ants, in this case, Maranoplus ( https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319390 )scavenge around the periphery of the webs, feasting on unwanted beetles or other left-overs.
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December 29, 2019
09:19 PM CAT
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May 19, 2023
10:28 AM SAST
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June 14, 2023
08:46 PM SAST
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July 17, 2023
04:52 PM SAST
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July 22, 2023
08:48 PM SAST
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August 3, 2023
07:22 AM SAST
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August 7, 2023
06:38 PM SAST
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August 16, 2023
05:33 PM SAST
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August 26, 2023
09:46 AM UTC
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February 5, 2023
08:05 AM GMT
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July 17, 2022
10:25 PM CEST
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January 23, 2018
06:48 PM SAST
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January 31, 2018
12:07 PM SAST
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August 1, 2020
04:06 AM UTC
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November 2, 2022
01:56 PM SAST
What
Stars
(Pauridia capensis)
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August 21, 2021
05:07 PM UTC
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July 10, 2022
08:57 PM UTC
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March 3, 2021
07:21 PM SAST
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July 5, 2020
10:52 AM CET
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March 14, 2022
05:11 AM SAST
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January 7, 2021
10:13 AM PST
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January 17, 2022
04:33 PM EET
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January 18, 2022
08:23 AM EET
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October 11, 2021
11:41 AM SAST
Description
For the piggy-backing larva.
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January 18, 2022
08:33 AM EET
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August 16, 2021
05:25 PM SAST
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August 18, 2021
05:11 PM SAST
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August 24, 2014
08:25 PM SAST
Description
Marsilea fern
Floating leaves. Photos of sporocarps included
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August 12, 2014
07:07 PM SAST
Description
Bulbine bruynsii
locally common on quartz and associated loamy soils; total known range about 17km by 6km; fls seem to open mainly in pm
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August 22, 2014
02:47 PM SAST
Description
Noisy thing with burrow
Seen just after dark making a loud cicada-like sound outside its burrow - its wings were vibrating very fast. Hard to judge size but around 7-10mm. QUITE exquisite!!
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February 5, 2014
06:21 AM SAST
Description
Vitelariopsis
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February 3, 2014
03:05 PM SAST
Description
Mudskipper
About 50 mm long spotted at Mtunzini on the Northern Natal coast.
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February 12, 2014
06:08 AM HST
Description
Pink Pinwheels
Small, bright pink coloured caps, dark tough stipes, cap diameter 5-10mm, distant whitish lamellae.
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February 10, 2014
05:19 PM CAT
Description
juvenile on path near river, spread hood while backing away into leaf litter
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February 6, 2014
05:12 AM SAST
Description
Vandersterberg 241
Almost 40cm long and black in the inside.
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February 4, 2014
01:32 AM HST
Description
Carrion fly
This fly was clearly attracted to this Huernia zebrina flower despite it only having a very faint (to the human nose) unpleasant small. It also seemed to be lurking in the vicinity in order to mate with others of its kind which might also be attracted to the flower.
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February 25, 2014
04:15 PM SAST
Description
Cape Ghost tadpole
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February 7, 2014
10:36 AM SAST
Description
Lentinus sajor-caju9
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February 20, 2014
08:28 PM SAST
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June 17, 2015
06:20 AM SAST
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June 10, 2015
06:31 PM SAST
Description
Kleinmond featherwing
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November 8, 2013
07:45 AM SAST
Description
Brachystelma minor
Growing in crevices in dolomite Voucher HKNN 3207
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December 24, 2019
08:47 AM EST
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December 12, 2019
08:02 PM SAST
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December 10, 2019
08:14 PM SAST
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August 29, 2021
06:40 PM UTC
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August 25, 2021
10:22 AM SAST
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August 17, 2021
10:29 PM SAST
Place
Missing Location
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August 1, 2021
03:35 PM SAST
Place
Missing Location
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July 6, 2021
01:52 PM SAST
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March 4, 2020
11:31 AM PST
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April 8, 2020
10:19 PM CEST
Description
One of the most wonderful sounds of the Vumba must be the eerie humming of distant fog horns on misty nights. Obviously no fishing port nearby at 1700 m altitude in the mountains, the sounds are the calls of the mysterious Buff-spotted Flufftails in the forests around our house. These birds are often heard but never seen until one day the guy in the photo casually walked into the lounge of our guesthouse and parked himself at our bar. He stayed for quite a while but didn't drink much and he did not become a regular.
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May 5, 2020
05:31 AM SAST
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August 26, 2020
08:53 PM SAST
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September 9, 2020
06:18 AM UTC
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March 4, 2021
11:35 PM GMT
Description
First known wild observations and discovery of natural fluorescent in an old world mammal or any mammal outside of North and Central America, images of the Springhare taken in August 2019. Incredible to see it’s orange and pink glow firsthand, especially when it wasn’t expected! Accidental discovery whilst out photographing scorpions under UV light
Shot using a Nikon D850 Handheld with a Nitecore Chameleon C6 ( 365nm ) torch.
For anyone interested in February 2020 a Scientific journal was released by a American research group ( no relation to me ) about this UV trait and science behind it from research in museum & zoo specimens in the US.
There are a few more images, but you might be able to imagine photographing a rather skittish nocturnal creature on foot with a UV torch in one hand and a large DSLR in the other during a unexpected encounter whilst also trying to expose a camera correctly for UV light isn’t the easiest thing to do the split second.
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January 7, 2014
02:49 PM CAT
Description
In house; carrying 'babies' on back.
Family Lycosidae, possibly genus Pardosa
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December 23, 2020
09:50 AM UTC
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January 30, 2021
03:54 PM SAST
Description
Appearing now after seven days of rain. Mostly singly but here in a group of three.
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July 24, 2020
08:13 AM SAST
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June 16, 2020
09:51 AM UTC
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February 14, 2020
12:13 PM UTC
Description
Found between rocks in a drainage line
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July 3, 2019
10:32 AM SAST
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December 12, 2018
07:24 AM SAST
Description
Our resident pond Tadpole herd thinner.
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January 25, 2020
05:32 PM SAST
Description
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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February 4, 2020
12:58 PM SAST