Observations of the Month initiated on iSpot in February 2012. the first winner was the Elaborately decorative beetle - Sombre Twig Pruner submitted by Gigi (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10810343)

Observations of the month that did not migrate include:

2012

There were no winners (or these were deleted or lost) in May, July and August.
April: Not a Lichen, Stofbergsfontein 2012 - by marlandza (Frullania)
June: Flap-necked Chameleon by Arne Purves (Chamaeleo dilepis subsp. quilensis)
September: Tadpole Shrimp by lulu_pretorius (Triops granarius)

2013

May: Paper Nautilis by Sean Altern (Argonauta argo)
July: An unrivaled sight!! by darius van rensburg (Kniphofia caulescens)
September: Menongue FN 135 by PieterMier (Strophanthus welwitschii)
October: Pupae by Aart (Bucculatrix) [OBSERVATION OF THE YEAR]
November: Hymenolepis parviflora by nubigena (Hymenolepis parviflora)

2014

None

2015

June: Peacock Flounder by Sam Hansen (Bothus mancus)

2016

There was no winner (or it was deleted or lost) in May.
July: Scelotes by Dylanxleonard (Scelotes inornatus)
August: Rau Quagga - FD15 by RJ (Equus quagga subsp. antiquorum)
November: Haroldius sp. by lucanus [OBSERVATION OF THE YEAR]

2017

Old-man's-beard reduviid nymph by BWright

May - September must still be decided: iSpot was deprecated to such a state that we could not conduct a vote for the observation of the month.

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