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Somaticus spinosusObserver
alexanderrDescription
By Low de Vries with Enviro-Insight
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Oeciotypa hendeliObserver
flippie1971Description
Another signal fly photographed at the edge of the coastal forest 20km north of Durban.
ID credit: Dmitry Gavryushin (Diptera.info)
"Oeciotypa hendeli Lindner, 1957 (Platystomatidae, Plastotephritinae). Check Whittington, 2003" p189-192
I append the document link here. The picture and descriptions are a dead on match. This fly had also been collected at Umhlanga coastal bush, 20km down the road.
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Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla)Observer
drmckenzie
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White-banded Bird-dropping Spider (Cyrtarachne ixoides)Observer
hrodulfPlace
Free State National Botanical Garden, Rayton Rd, Dan Pienaar, Bloemfontein, 9310, South Africa (Google, OSM)
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Egyptian Mastigure (Uromastyx aegyptia)Observer
ryanvanhuyssteenDescription
Photo Melissa Petford
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Scaevola Fruit Fly (Ceratitis scaevolae)Observer
linda_harrisDescription
Not 100% sure of the ID. Was found on Scaevola on the foredunes.
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Natal Purple-glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas concolor)Observer
wynand_uysDescription
The predator.
The prey here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195666443
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Southern and Eastern African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus ssp. jubatus)Observer
pieterkotze
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Typical Treehoppers (Family Membracidae)Observer
sallyslakDescription
Huddled under leaves on the stem of Solanum mauritianum.
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Black-tailed Acacia Rat (Thallomys nigricauda)Observer
alexdreyerDescription
Photo(s) by Philip Dreyer
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Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)Observer
tataregalaDescription
Picture taken by Tata Regala
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Arabian Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus assasi)Observer
hsini_linDescription
with 3 Pycnochromis dimidiatus
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Checkerboard Worm Lizard (Western) (Trogonophis wiegmanni ssp. elegans)Observer
abdellahbouazza
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Southern African Painted Snout Bug (Eddara euchroma)Observer
botswanabugsDescription
on elaeodendron shrubs under a combretum sp tree
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147401113
white stuff was on leaves under the bugs and elsewhere https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147400217
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Southeastern Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis ssp. zuluensis)Observer
peterrwarrenDescription
Not usually seen in day light time. Photo by Richard with permission.
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Shieldbum Trapdoor Spider (Genus Galeosoma)Observer
nikiescottDescription
19 mm.
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Long-tailed House Bat (Eptesicus hottentotus)Observer
alexanderrDescription
with Enviro-Insight
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Eastern Cape Battling White Glider (Cymothoe alcimeda ssp. trimeni)Observer
stevewoodhall
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Redtape Tailwagger (Kerkophorus vittarubra)Observer
ricky_taylorDescription
Tailwaggers
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Palpomya asphaltinaObserver
bushboyDescription
Oh, give us a kiss with that nipple-pink mouth ...
At doggy-doo. Aggressively chased the blow fly on foot a few centimetres.
See other fly: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110814972
