Very cool not sure I could handle the heat but would be nice to fish some of the bigger rivers and see where some of our favorite fish come from!
South Africa over the last 3 years - Picture heavy
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I am lucky in that aspect. South Africa has many issues, but the nature is still somewhat intact!
Like? SA doesn't have many aquarium fish. Some H vitattus in the far East maybe
Went to the West coast today to see the legendary flower blooms again, it did not disappoint! Thank goodness for iNaturalist that gives me names for these things!
Acrida grasshopper
Hairy caterpillers
A very angry one..
Cape burrowing scorpion, Opistophthalmus capensis
Gorgeous flower, many of them sport these dark rings, likely for pollination
A shrew that we found in the remains of a tortoise shell
Purple Corn-Lily, Lapeirousia jacquinii, which I found to be one of my favourites
A starfish lily, Ferreria sp, also incredibly cool.
Some fairy shrimp that lived in little pools on a hill, they have short lives in these temporary ponds.
A Cape Girdled lizard, Cordylus niger, these only live around Table Mountain and here in Langebaan over 100km away
No wonder people flock for flower season.
Another stabby-grabby, we found 6 of them today.
Don't know what this is, but it's pretty!
Acrida grasshopper
Hairy caterpillers
A very angry one..
Cape burrowing scorpion, Opistophthalmus capensis
Gorgeous flower, many of them sport these dark rings, likely for pollination
A shrew that we found in the remains of a tortoise shell
Purple Corn-Lily, Lapeirousia jacquinii, which I found to be one of my favourites
A starfish lily, Ferreria sp, also incredibly cool.
Some fairy shrimp that lived in little pools on a hill, they have short lives in these temporary ponds.
A Cape Girdled lizard, Cordylus niger, these only live around Table Mountain and here in Langebaan over 100km away
No wonder people flock for flower season.
Another stabby-grabby, we found 6 of them today.
Don't know what this is, but it's pretty!
Today was nuts, a 22km hike up, over and down Table Mountain. An incredible experience to be sure!
The start at Skeleton gorge
Amazing black lichen
Almost there
A local orchid, Satyrium odorum
Don't touch! Uroplectes means "Burns like hell!"
One of many sundews seen on the hike (4 species) - Drosera cuneifolia
Cape Mountain Cockroach - Love these so much
The views are something else.
A dizzying view from the old cable station
Hely-Hutchinson dam - Finished in 1904 to supply the city with water
A little velvet worm, dangerous predator!
The descent - Nursery ravine
Some positively giant Drosera hilaris - My hand is about 20cm (8") from wrist to fingertip.
Picturesque forests - Quite rare actually. Mostly around the coasts and mountains
All in all a wonderful day.
Amazing black lichen
Almost there
A local orchid, Satyrium odorum
Don't touch! Uroplectes means "Burns like hell!"
One of many sundews seen on the hike (4 species) - Drosera cuneifolia
Cape Mountain Cockroach - Love these so much
The views are something else.
A dizzying view from the old cable station
Hely-Hutchinson dam - Finished in 1904 to supply the city with water
A little velvet worm, dangerous predator!
The descent - Nursery ravine
Some positively giant Drosera hilaris - My hand is about 20cm (8") from wrist to fingertip.
Picturesque forests - Quite rare actually. Mostly around the coasts and mountains
All in all a wonderful day.
