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Brightfig Tribe (Tribe Ruschieae)Observer
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Green lichen on this mesem in a Succulent Karoo community on Blaauwberg Hill.
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Sunburst Lichens, Firedots, and Allies (Family Teloschistaceae)Observer
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In Succulent Karoo Community on Blaauwberg Hill, lichen on mesem.
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Tribe ChrysopiniObserver
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Alive 12 hours before.
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Portuguese Millipede (Ommatoiulus moreleti)Observer
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Out after the rain.
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Hairy Field Spiders (Genus Neoscona)Observer
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Out after the rain.
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Fire Asparagus (Asparagus lignosus)Observer
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Community of asparagus on a hummock. No flowers or fruits visible.
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Common Crab Spiders (Genus Thomisus)Observer
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On a swimming towel after returning home, so location uncertain.
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Fynbos Blombush (Metalasia densa)Observer
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Shrub about. 45m high x .75m wide.
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Iron Heath (Erica ferrea)Observer
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Bush about 1.5m high x 2m wide.
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Rusty-red Flour-Beetles (Genus Tribolium)Observer
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About 2mm head to abdomen.
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Common Social Nestspider (Stegodyphus dumicola)Observer
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Web and nest on Searsia bush.
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African Spotted Tortoise Beetle (Conchyloctenia punctata)Observer
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Probably a passenger in a car from Rocklands Dr, Simonstown. Separated from the car somewhere en route to Edgemead.
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Cottony Cushion Scale (Icerya purchasi)Observer
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About 6mm long.
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Marbled Cellar Spider (Holocnemus pluchei)Observer
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Body about 8mm long.
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Tribe AntillocoriniObserver
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Escaping up the wall, not waiting for a good portrait shot...
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South African Turban (Turbo sarmaticus)Observer
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About 6cm
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Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus)Observer
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About 10cm wingspan
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Common Garden Orbweb Spider (Argiope australis)Observer
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About 2.5cm body. It had disappeared so I cannot measure it. Another Web nearby, so two individuals.