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April 30, 2021
09:08 PM SAST
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June 23, 2022
05:18 PM SAST
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May 01, 2021
06:31 PM SAST
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June 20, 2022
07:43 PM UTC
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January 20, 2021
07:42 PM UTC
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July 08, 2020
04:15 PM SAST
Description
HB length less than 1 cm.
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March 29, 2021
03:39 PM SAST
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October 10, 2020
05:28 PM SAST
Description
Two insects fighting over - a bee carcass? I have video too.
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January 13, 2019
04:47 PM PST
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January 01, 2020
12:33 PM SAST
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June 20, 2022
11:17 PM SAST
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September 10, 2021
08:53 PM SAST
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June 18, 2022
08:13 PM SAST
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March 05, 2020
10:58 PM SAST
What
Salter
(Saltera sarcocolla)
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December 26, 2020
03:32 PM SAST
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September 10, 2015
04:04 PM SAST
Description
False Heath
6 plants - since well visited.
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August 29, 2015
05:32 PM SAST
Description
Impressive post-fire display
2years after a controlled burn, the plants have put on a great show. Expect something similar next year from the Olifantsbos plants.
6 plants all within a few steps from each other.
Threats: the small size of the population, but are protected by being within TMNP.
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April 30, 2022
08:44 PM SAST
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June 18, 2018
02:57 PM SAST
Description
One large plant. I have not seen this in Silvermine before!
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July 22, 2013
07:44 AM SAST
Description
False Heath
Part of a group of about one dozen plants in rocky area
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July 22, 2013
02:51 PM SAST
Description
False Heath
An arrestingly beautiful member of the Bruniaceae trying to look like an Erica.
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May 28, 2019
02:40 PM SAST
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July 02, 2019
07:21 PM SAST
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June 15, 2021
06:02 AM UTC
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October 11, 2021
08:41 PM PDT
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November 10, 2012
02:55 PM SAST
Description
Longhorn
25mm without antennae.
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October 13, 2021
07:58 PM SAST
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October 13, 2021
08:05 PM SAST
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October 13, 2021
08:41 PM SAST
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November 24, 2021
11:25 AM SAST
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January 31, 2021
03:10 PM SAST
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November 06, 2017
05:04 PM SAST
Description
No demon this damon
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April 03, 2013
12:50 PM BST
Description
moulting amblypygid
What
Ruff
(Calidris pugnax)
Date Added
June 09, 2022
11:48 AM SAST
Description
The light was bad, early evening with mist covering most or the pans. Quite a collection of waders in the man made salt pans: Pied Avocet, Black-winged Stilt, Sandpipers (Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff, Little Stint and those are only the ones I could see), Kittlitz's, Common Ringed and Three-banded Plovers. Chestnut-banded also occur here but I dipped on them. Black-necked Grebe are almost always in the first pan near the old Uitenhage road. Lesser and Greater Flamingo often visit these pans. Cape Shoveler, Cape Teal, Red-billed Teal and Yellow-billed Duck have been recorded at Tankatara.
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June 08, 2022
01:33 PM UTC
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November 23, 2019
10:35 AM SAST
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June 07, 2022
08:14 PM SAST
Description
On shade under overhanging rocks
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January 05, 2012
09:25 PM SAST
Description
Scooty Centipede / Cleopatras Centipede
Ecology Base: Senior Scout Adventure 2010
A sample of goggas that were captured in the herpetogical traps over 10 days.
These guys move like quicksilver: just a blur of legs - getting them to pose is nigh impossible.
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June 03, 2022
03:33 PM SAST
Description
For food plant interaction
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April 24, 2022
10:08 AM SAST
Description
I have seen a few images identified on iNat as Calidea nymphs that I think may be Solenosthedium liligerum nymphs. I therefore decided to post this series of images from one of my rearing programs to shed some light on the colourful nymphs and their ids. I maintained several rearing programs of Solenosthedium liligerum over the years. Their nymphs do indeed resemble the adults (and nymphs) of Calidea. The nymphs of these two bugs appear similar, but the most obvious difference is the shape of the abdomen - in Calidea it is more elongated. The best example of the latter can be found here - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10973011. I only identified instars 1 to 3 here, from instar 4 to 5 (and even in some 3rd instars), dramatic colour and pattern differences may be observed between individuals (maybe because of engorging). I therefore did not include them here. My objective with this post is just to raise awareness that the nymphs of the two species may easily be confused with each other. When I get my hands on a population of Calidea, I will then be able to do proper comparisons side by side. Ps. In some nymphs there are three upper lines on the abdomen, and in some there are only two and in some no lines at all. I stand ready to be corrected if I have any taxonomic aspects wrong above. I am not a trained taxonomist, but a generalist Zoologist/Entomologist.
Date Added
December 13, 2017
09:39 PM SAST
Description
Christmas Bells(Sandersonia aurantiaca) Umngeni Nature Reserve
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February 11, 2019
08:18 PM SAST
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June 02, 2022
10:02 PM SAST
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June 02, 2022
06:03 PM SAST
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June 02, 2022
12:10 PM SAST
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November 13, 2021
08:21 PM SAST
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October 22, 2021
08:53 PM SAST
Description
Adult with eggs. Under rock
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March 29, 2022
02:21 PM EET
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October 30, 2019
03:37 PM SAST
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January 08, 2022
07:37 AM SAST
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January 26, 2022
12:56 PM SAST
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January 04, 2022
10:33 AM EAT
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January 20, 2022
08:47 PM SAST
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January 31, 2022
12:20 PM SAST
Description
In garden, Found on grass. First time i have seen this sp.
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January 22, 2022
02:35 PM SAST
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January 21, 2022
08:35 AM SAST
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January 07, 2022
01:11 PM SAST
Description
Prey of a European Roller
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January 06, 2022
09:32 PM SAST
Description
Fine cilia on its body set up a powerful vortex drawing food to its mouth. It regularly contracted its front end, maybe swallowing food.
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January 13, 2022
03:04 PM SAST
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January 27, 2022
02:25 PM SAST
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January 16, 2022
11:30 PM SAST
Description
A surprise lifer for me early this morning. I've been looking for this bird for ages and it came right to my front door. Poor thing was slightly dazed after it flew into my sliding door but it quickly started getting feisty with that needle sharp beak. Placed it on my husband's hand for a photo. Only managed to get one before it disappeared into my Plum tree.
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January 06, 2022
09:34 PM SAST
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January 04, 2022
10:37 AM EST
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January 26, 2022
03:42 PM UTC
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January 09, 2022
09:55 AM SAST
Date Added
January 08, 2022
02:35 PM SAST
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January 14, 2022
04:45 PM SAST
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January 21, 2022
07:46 PM SAST
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January 12, 2022
06:37 AM SAST
Description
Whirling colony of rotifers connected by the feet. About 2-3mm. Every now and then, they would all retract in unison.
Description of Sinantherina semibullata is that it has two dark warts behind the corona. Viewed under transmitted light these are not dark but simply denser tissue.
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January 21, 2022
03:51 PM EAT
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January 05, 2022
08:28 PM SAST
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January 18, 2022
08:23 AM EET
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January 13, 2022
11:10 PM SAST
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January 09, 2022
06:43 AM UTC
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January 18, 2022
08:33 AM EET
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January 14, 2022
03:22 PM SAST
Description
Note the pale green/yellow coloration behind the lip in the 3rd photo. Also note the 4th pic- it closely matches the illustration by Bolus of the plant he presumed was forficaria.
Date Added
December 11, 2021
07:28 PM UTC
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December 28, 2021
10:02 PM SAST
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December 04, 2021
12:17 PM SAST
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December 08, 2021
03:42 PM SAST
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December 19, 2021
04:18 PM SAST
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December 08, 2021
03:42 PM SAST
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December 05, 2021
08:23 PM SAST
Description
Photos from 3 different plants
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December 19, 2021
05:12 PM UTC
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December 06, 2021
10:01 PM SAST
Description
About 16cm in length. Possibly drowned. No visible injury.
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December 27, 2021
04:35 AM UTC
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December 19, 2021
05:51 PM SAST
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December 04, 2021
07:22 PM SAST
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December 27, 2021
02:19 AM UTC
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December 02, 2021
08:25 PM SAST
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December 12, 2021
09:14 AM UTC
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December 19, 2021
08:56 PM SAST
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December 28, 2021
10:23 AM UTC
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December 04, 2021
12:19 PM SAST
Date Added
December 31, 2021
03:09 PM CAT
Date Added
December 06, 2021
05:04 PM CET
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December 17, 2021
12:33 PM UTC
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December 20, 2021
02:05 AM UTC
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December 09, 2021
05:00 PM SAST
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December 05, 2021
11:29 AM UTC
Description
The female cheeta had let the gemsbok get away. Maybe too large in any event for a single cheetah to bring down.