Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[Klipspringer]

This is not a sight I would celebrate as much as I love all biodiversity.

A man-eater: Larvae will penetrate your skin and cause furuncular myiasis.

Cordylobia anthropophaga, Putsi Fly

[Richprins]

[Richprins]

A small wasp on an euphorbia in Marloth last month...only noticed now what a weird abdomen it has!

1.5 cm

[Klipspringer]

A Ropalidia sp, Paper Wasp. The enlarged second abdominal segment is the give-away (bell-shape appearance). The other segments can telescope into this.

what a weird abdomen it has

good observation
The abdominal segments are retracted causing the characteristic shrunken appearance. Thus the abdomen is very short, but looks quite broad due to retraction of segments.

Maybe R. distigma

Forewings have a dark spot on the edge

Narrow yellow apical band on second tergum

[Richprins]

Klippies!

[Richprins]

Very big beetle...5-6cm

Nelspruit last week

[Klipspringer]

A Lily weevil, Brachycerus labrusca

Note the warty tubercles

[Richprins]

Klippies!

Is it indigenous?

[Klipspringer]

The adults feed on lily leaves and the larvae develop in the bulbs of Amaryllis, Ammocharis, Clivia.

Obviously widespread in Southern Africa

[Richprins]

Why the danger colouring?