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A Marmalade Hover-fly rests on a Waterlily where it feeds on nectar. Hover-flies are important pollinators and mimic wasps, though they are harmless-stock-foto
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Common and widespread, the Greenbottle is a distinctive metallic green with red eyes. They breed in carrion and the family are all parasitoids-stock-foto
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The Bumblebee Plumehorn is the only hoverfly to mimic a bumble-bee. The feathery antenna is distinctive and the young scavenge in wasp nests-stock-foto
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The Bumblebee Plumehorn is the only hoverfly to mimic a bumble-bee. The feathery antenna is distinctive and the young scavenge in wasp nests-stock-foto
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The male African Migrant is less mottled than the female. In the right conditions huge numbers of these large white butterflies will migrate en mass-stock-foto
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A raiding party of Matabele Ants has completed a sortie and are starting to carry off their hapless victims back to their bivouac.-stock-foto
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The sexually reproductive members of a termite colony are known as alates. In the right conditions after a heavy rain they pour out of the colony-stock-foto
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The sexually reproductive members of a termite colony are known as alates. In the right conditions after a heavy rain they pour out of the colony-stock-foto
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During the rainy season huge numbers of sexually active termites will leave the colony to fly off and try to start and nest.-stock-foto
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The winged alate is the sexually reproduction generation from a Harvester Termite colony. Vast numbers are raised and swarm after heavy rain-stock-foto
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The winged alate is the sexually reproduction generation from a Harvester Termite colony. Vast numbers are raised and swarm after heavy rain-stock-foto
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With heavy rains vast numbers of alates, sexually active termites pour out of specially prepared exits from the colony mound. Numbers are huge-stock-foto
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A small, delicate butterfly, the male Round-winged Orange Tip is spectacularly marked whilst the female has more dark barring.-stock-foto
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Northern Harvester Termites do not construct large mounds, most of their vast colony is subterranean. All castes have functioning eyes-stock-foto
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One of numerous species of Rain Locusts. This species prefers to live in deciduous leaf litter. The female is cryptic and flightless unlike the males-stock-foto
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Emerging at night the Millipede Assassin feeds exclusively on Millipedes. They are often found feed gregariously with their nymphs that are bright red-stock-foto
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A common and widespread butterfly, the male Round-winged Orange Tip has striking colours in flight. They are found in a range of habitats-stock-foto
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A common and widespread butterfly, the male Round-winged Orange Tip has striking colours in flight. They are found in a range of habitats-stock-foto
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The Six-spot Milkweed Bug feeds of the seeds of milkweed and other plants. On commercial crops they can do damage but prefer open grasslands.-stock-foto
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The Six-spot Milkweed Bug feeds of the seeds of milkweed and other plants. On commercial crops they can do damage but prefer open grasslands.-stock-foto
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The female Orange Lesser thick-tailed Scorpion looks after the eggs until they hatch. She then carries her young around until they are ready to goo-stock-foto
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The female Orange Lesser thick-tailed Scorpion looks after the eggs until they hatch. She then carries her young around until they are ready to goo-stock-foto
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Uroplectes are a common family of smaller scorpions. They live in cover and are active at night. the female looks after her young for several weeks-stock-foto
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A huge mound of the Large Fungus-growing Termite is a resilient as cement and makes a convenient rubbing post worn smooth by elephants and hippo.-stock-foto
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The caterpillar of the Citrus Swallowtail hides in plain sight as it mimics a birds dropping, hence its common name of Birds Droppings caterpillar.-stock-foto
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The smallest of the family in Eastern and Southern Africa. The Stone Grasshopper is mostly flightless, has bulging eyes and very well camouflaged.-stock-foto
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The Orange Lesser Thick-tailed Scorpion is a small member of the family usually found in and around dead wood and rocks. They are active at night-stock-foto
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The large larvae of the Ant-Lion is a fearsome predator of ants and termites. They dig conical pits in dry sandy soil and grab and consume ants-stock-foto
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The adult Yellow Lacewing often rest on large sunny leaves. They have extraordinarily long antennae which makes they instantly recognisable.-stock-foto
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The male Rain Locust has wings and flys mostly at night. A mottled grey and brown with cream cheek streaks They avoid grasslands preferring to bush-stock-foto
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A Grasshopper of dry sandy and stoney ground. with sparse vegetation The Burrowing Grasshopper is never common and has longer middle legs-stock-foto
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The male Rain Locust has wings and fly mostly at night. A mottled grey and brown with cream cheek streaks they avoid grasslands preferring bush-stock-foto
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A colony of Matabele Ants move their bivouac en masse. Carrying the eggs and pupae from their old encampment to a new one scouts have selected-stock-foto
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A colony of Matabele Ants move their bivouac en masse. Carrying the eggs and pupae from their old encampment to a new one scouts have selected-stock-foto
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During the rains and active colony of Northern Harvester Termites will produce these turreted soil dumps. this disposes of unwanted material-stock-foto
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The Matabele Ant lives in small nomadic colonies. They are voracious predators on other invertebrates, especially termites.-stock-foto
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One of the larger in the family, the Northern Harvester Termites does not build huge mounds, Rather the workers bring grass to many ground level holes-stock-foto
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The Black Scavenger Fly is a small leggy fly that is an ant mimic. . Males are active on dung and on nearby vegetation dancing to attract females-stock-foto
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The Striped Hover-fly is a classic example of Batesian Mimicry. This is where a totally harmless creature resembles a different harmful species-stock-foto
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The Striped Hover-fly is a classic example of Batesian Mimicry. This is where a totally harmless creature resembles a different harmful species-stock-foto