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Two of these were buzzing around very close to the entrance to an active beehive (Apis mellifera) though there was very little bee traffic in and out. May not have the same individual in my pics. Looked about 12-15 mm long.
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Sandía Silvestre (Citrullus amarus)Observ.
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In natural habitat. Doing well this year after a bit of summer rain. (Many kms from any vege garden!) Known locally as the "Bitterboela".
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Hormigas (Familia Formicidae)Observ.
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PREY observation. Guess the spider was only 3-5 mm long. For SPIDER see
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106626128
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Arañas Lince (Género Oxyopes)Observ.
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SPIDER observation (not very confident of my ID). Guess the spider was only 3-5 mm long. For PREY see
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106626132
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Arañas Saltarinas (Familia Salticidae)Observ.
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About 5-6 mm long
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Género SigaraObserv.
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About 7 mm long. Found in small temporary pool formed during a very short (1 mm) rain event.
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To be honest, I didn't know what I was photographing. Just knew it was an insect. Not much more than 10 mm long.
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Líquenes Escudos de Roca (Género Xanthoparmelia)Observ.
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Quite common here but this seems a very healthy one. Growing on soil on a south-facing slope under a small fairly dense shrub.
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This surely qualifies as a rodent extreme sport! This little thing was near the top of that sweetthorn (pic 2). I estimate the tree was 2.5 times my height. I'm 1.8 m. So he was about 4 m off the ground. With a lot of thorns between him and the ground.
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Género QuintiliaObserv.
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Guess length about 30-35 mm
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Avispas Caza Arañas (Familia Pompilidae)Observ.
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Guess around 20 mm long. Was rubbing its back legs vigorously together.
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Líquenes (Clase Lecanoromycetes)Observ.
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cm scale; growing on dead shrub
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Moscas de Midas (Familia Mydidae)Observ.
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Guess about 10 mm long
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Víbora Cornuda Africana (Bitis caudalis)Observ.
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Not so sure about the ID (pattern on skin very faint, head maybe too narrow and skin missing around eyes (pic 3)) but the following seem to fit.
Skin total length about 560 mm (pic 2). Dorsal scales keeled (pic 1), 20,21,25 at different positions (mean 22) - tricky to count these; Ventral scales 151; Anal shield entire; Subcaudals 26, paired (pic 6).
