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Pollen-laden bee on gazania
The caterpillar of the Emperor Moth (Bunaea alcinoe) feeding off the leaves of a cabbage tree (kiepersol)
The Emperor moth, the adult phaseYellow MongooseInteresting mothButterfly on lavender bushButterfly on lavenderMoth on wild flowerStick-like insect, actually a type of MantisStick Insect (Mantis)Colourful caterpillarA caterpillar carrying wasp larvae. These larvae in the cocoons on the caterpillar’s back are slowly devouring its host alive! How gross!Rhino Beetle: “Note the reflection of the garden in my shiny coat”The Rhinoceros Beetle (or Rhino Beetle) belongs to the subfamily Dynastinae and is part of the family of scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae).RaindropsView towards Spioenkop from the EstateMoon, partially obscured by clouds (22:00 on a December night)A mean-looking bugLooking even meaner – a close-up of its head clearly showing the composite eyesA honey bee on the flower of the Small-leaved Fluff Bush (Pluisbos)A honey bee on the flower of the Small-leaved Fluff Bush (Pluisbos)Misty morningDewdrops looking like crystals on a spider’s webHow many flies in this picture? A fly with images of two other flies on its wings, mounting another fly with images of two flies on its wings! Isn’t nature clever?A cool-dude fly… Even some of the Sterkfontein flies are good-looking!…yes, they DO eat dog food!The entrance to a trap-door spider’s burrowRaindrops on a caterpillarA visitor from the sky…More visitors…My home in a raindrop!After the rain