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Insect Photography

Wasp Larvae

Some years ago my wife and I found a tiny insect. I photographed it (of course and posted it to iNaturalist and it was identified as a Planthopper. You can get an idea of how small the insect is by the arm hairs surrounding it. I ignored the dark thing on the back of the insect and I forgot about the observation. Two days ago someone saw my photo, took one look at the dark thing on the back of the insect and identified it as a wasp larvae.

A photo of a bright green insect with a white tail and red eyes. It is sitting on someones arm
The larva is a tiny creature sitting on the tail of the insect. It is brown with white segments.
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Insect

Milkweed Locusts

In the garden in Riviersonderend, I came across this mass of locusts eating a succulent.

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Insect

Ant Bear on the Wing

Who knew that ant bears turned into flying things. I didn’t until I bumped into this beauty.