Mel wrote:Agree with Flutts!
And I'm sure even nan can look at that tiny spider.
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Finishing off last weekend's bumper crop of creepies.... Sorry Nan, lots of 8 legged ones in this post.
A Robber Fly with its prey.
A Banded-Eyed drone Fly on a daisy caught my eye.... I had to look closely to see that a superbly camouflaged Crab Spider had it in its clutches!
Yet another unidentified fly.
A Common Hairy Field Spider with a white flash.
Damselfly Close-up.
And I think this is a House Mosquito.
One more picture to post but I'm waiting for someone to guess what it is!
A Robber Fly with its prey.
A Banded-Eyed drone Fly on a daisy caught my eye.... I had to look closely to see that a superbly camouflaged Crab Spider had it in its clutches!
Yet another unidentified fly.
A Common Hairy Field Spider with a white flash.
Damselfly Close-up.
And I think this is a House Mosquito.
One more picture to post but I'm waiting for someone to guess what it is!
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Common Hairy Field Spider 
and I am not afraid of spiders 
The last pic could be a part of a hairy spider
and I am not afraid of spiders The last pic could be a part of a hairy spider
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Lisbeth wrote:Common Hairy Field Spider
The last pic could be a part of a hairy spider
Not a spider Lis!
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Don't we know that part of one of your insects already? 
That crab spider sequence is stunning! Exactly the same colour as the flower - amazing how some critters can adapt.
That crab spider sequence is stunning! Exactly the same colour as the flower - amazing how some critters can adapt.
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Thanks Mel, I'm constantly amazed by nature - that Crab Spider was difficult to see, if it hadn't caught the Fly, I probably wouldn't have seen it.Mel wrote:Don't we know that part of one of your insects already?
That crab spider sequence is stunning! Exactly the same colour as the flower - amazing how some critters can adapt.
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Here's the last of the pictures from last weekend; held back because It was on the "What is it?" thread.
A Grey Snout Moth.
A Grey Snout Moth.
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On Wednesday evening my SO brought a couple of bugs home from work (Hartebeeshoek, NW Province) for me to photograph.
A Katydid?
And a very striking Striped Antlion (Hagenomyia tristis)?
I also noticed these two beautiful moths near an outside light.
A Katydid?
And a very striking Striped Antlion (Hagenomyia tristis)?
I also noticed these two beautiful moths near an outside light.
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Did she manage to catch them and put them in her pocket?
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Plastic containers!Lisbeth wrote:Did she manage to catch them and put them in her pocket?
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