Random African Creepy Crawlies

Here’s the leftover animals that didn’t make it to other posts.

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The gecko blended in pretty well with the tree.

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Geckos are really cute.

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Lizards are alright but don’t move in nearly as funny a way.

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We actually found a couple snakes.

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They were really good at hiding and didn’t come out into the open very often. No idea what kind this was, except for very long.

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The flies were really big and would even hold still for pictures sometimes.

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Here’s a shield bug hanging out on a leaf.

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They look funny from the front.

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on the underside of the leaves were these strange objects. They might be eggs.

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Here’s a big beetle wandering around.

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Here’s a dung beetle that was attracted to the light at the truck. There were so many and sadly there was no dung for them.

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Many would fall over on their backs after flying to the truck and falling down.

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We saw a few different wasps.

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At night some cool dragonflies would come out to hunt the other insects attracted by the lights.

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These look like bigger insects that are not friends with the ants that are all over them.

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Even moths can look interesting sometimes.

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This is a another neat looking bug walking through the grass.

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The ants here have big jaws and themselves are quite large.

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Some insects are easier to spot then others. Even trying to blend in the with soil humans are good at seeing movement.

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Rarely butterflies would actually take a break with their wings open.

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Most of the time they would hide their pretty wings. image

Dragonfly wings are transparent so you always get to see the cool patterns and the body.

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Getting an insect to face you is trickier and most don’t like the camera too much and fly away before we get close enough to get a good picture.

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Sometimes they pose and you can get a view of them.

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In the dark the weird looking insects come out. They are just tricky to find.

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I’ve got no idea what this is. It looks like it is cleaning its antennae though.

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Here it is again looking a lot cooler from the side.

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And one last shot from the front.

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