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Long Needlenose Fly (Philoliche gulosa)Observer
odettecurtisDescription
Pollinating Endangered Hesperantha muirii
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Gladiolus stokoeiObserver
sethmuskerDescription
One other plant was flowering quite close by. No others seen.
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Begging Hand Disa (Disa spathulata ssp. spathulata)Observer
felix_riegelDescription
after fire
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De Beer's Bolas Spider (Cladomelea debeeri)Observer
suncanaDescription
See her swinging her bolas: https://youtu.be/DKMrKwTNV5k
Some more wonderful photos of this lady by photographers much better then moi. She is quite a celebrity!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/101951926508391/permalink/4394361263934081/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/101951926508391/permalink/4397220953648112/
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Rûens Velvetworm (Peripatopsis lawrencei)Observer
sethmuskerDescription
In milkwood forest
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Common Red Copper (Aloeides thyra ssp. thyra)Observer
sethmuskerDescription
Could this be A. egerides?
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Spider Orchid (Bartholina burmanniana)Observer
dianastuderDescription
was a mission to find them
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Contorted Capespinach (Trachyandra tortilis)Observer
joeysantoreDescription
Note "curly-whirly" leaves
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White Crownlily (Daubenya alba)Observer
botaneekDescription
Daubenya alba
Dolerite Renosterveld; heavy clay vertisols; rare and local
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Paperbract Bobbejaantjie (Babiana papyracea)Observer
botaneekDescription
very local endemic
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Disa forficariaObserver
malthinusDescription
appears to have been dug up by a rodent few years later
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Skaap-Ertjie (Polygala ephedroides)Observer
botaneekDescription
Polygala ephedroides
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Nun Orchid (Holothrix aspera)Observer
richardadcockDescription
With possible pollinator?
Also note the black markings on lower part look just like the rear legs of a monkey beetle.
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Common Marsh Sillyberry (Grubbia rosmarinifolia ssp. rosmarinifolia)Observer
tonyrebelo
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Sinuous Bobbejaantjie (Babiana sinuata)Observer
botaneekDescription
on shales
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Dainty Spiderhead (Serruria meisneriana)Observer
sharndrecoutriersDescription
ish_crew added data to redlist project
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Bodkins Disa (Disa bodkinii)Observer
klauswehrlinDescription
2020 12 08 Uitkyk
Disa bodkinii
http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2759-10
Observed by Helen Moss, and she comments:
They tended to grow in small groups, with maybe 3 or 4 plants scattered over a few square metres. They were noticeably absent from seeps and wet areas, but found on a steep well-drained quite dry harsh south-facing slope in the first year after a burn. The total number we saw in this population was probably around 30 to 40 individuals, but we did not do an exhaustive search. We just happened to come across them while cutting young pines on the slope.
It is very interesting to note how rapidly they had finished flowering. The specimens we saw yesterday had all finished flowering and closed up. I will send those photos to you now. It is also remarkable to note that the plants looked almost unrecognizable compared to when we first saw them 8 days ago. From being almost stemless, flat on the ground, with three flowers all facing upwards, they had in eight days grown to between 10 and 20 cm tall, with a number of leaves visible along the stem where before there had only been one small leaf visible, and the inflorescence stretched out vertically. If I had not known with 100 percent certainty that these plants were Disa bodkinii because I had seen them the week before, I would have considered the taller older plants to be a different species.
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Teratopomyia cyaneaObserver
sethmuskerDescription
Just sat still on the flower for a while.
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Elusive Skimmer (Orthetrum rubens)Observer
sethmuskerDescription
At a boggy area along the bobbejaans river trail, just before the turn off up to the top of the waterfall. Surprised to see them this low down at around 800m but habitat was ideal.
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Lost Spiderlily (Ferraria ovata)Observer
botaneekDescription
only known from N Knersvlakte on granite/gneiss outcrops; see comments
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Common Peacock Flappie (Moraea villosa ssp. villosa)Observer
jacquesmerwe923Description
Awesome white form!! Only five plants seen.
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Spectacled Dormouse (Graphiurus ocularis)Observer
botaneekDescription
very noisy and remarkably aggressive when opposed!
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Gnidia linearifoliaObserver
botaneekDescription
resprouter, 30cm, local on thinner sandstone soils
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Limestone Sissy (Brachysiphon mundii)Observer
botaneekDescription
known only from this population, N facing limestone cliffs, resprouter
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Lollypop Heath (Erica exleeana)Observer
sethmuskerDescription
Not collected. Quite abundant
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Pygmy Polyxena (Lachenalia pygmaea)Observer
botaneekDescription
local on mixed limestone and shale loam; fls over
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Adonis Ladybird Beetle (Hippodamia variegata)Observer
bluehillescapeDescription
Interspecies voyeurism or impending battle? View more photos to find out ;)
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Leaproaches (Genus Saltoblattella)Observer
karenpagel67Description
Cricket? Quite small. Amongs the Fynbos.
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Willowy Sorrel (Oxalis leptogramma)Observer
karoopixieDescription
Willowy tree oxalis
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Tribe IrideaeObserver
mountainmarkPlace
PrivateDescription
Moraea unguiculata?? Found at around 1200 m on Milner Peak in the Hex. Growing out of the rock face in shady, damp conditions.
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Vlei Disa (Disa racemosa)Observer
mountainmarkDescription
Disa?? Found on Milner Peak at around 1400m. Many plants growing along a stream. Lack of spur = conspicuous feature.
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Woolly Powderpuff (Sorocephalus capitatus)Observer
botaneekDescription
lowest alt subpop of many in this area; seasonally damp sandy plateau; veld 4yr old; reseeder to 1.4m; only here and Gt Winterhoek Kliphuis plateau (where seemingly less common)
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Redfins (Genus Pseudobarbus)Observer
ludwig_mullerDescription
Might this be Pseudobarbus sp. nov. forest?
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Highveld Clapper Lark (Mirafra fasciolata ssp. fasciolata)Observer
michael_mcsweeneyDescription
Clappers
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Wormlion Fly (Leptynoma sericea)Observer
hamishrobertsonDescription
Leptynoma sericea (Diptera: Vermileonidae) foraging for nectar on Pseudoselago spuria (Scrophulariaceae). The photographs show how it uses its long legs to get up high enough to insert its long proboscis into the flower; it then lowers its front and middle legs to get the proboscis down the corolla tube. It works its way over the inflorescence repeating this action with the flowers it selects.
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Satinflowers (Genus Geissorhiza)Observer
felix_riegelDescription
Geissorhiza hispidula
after fire
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Southern Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus minutus)Observer
callumevansDescription
A pair bringing food to the nest and clearing out faeces
