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Green Dung Beetle (Garreta nitens) rolling a dung ball. Southern Africa Green Dung Beetle (Garreta nitens) rolling a dung ball. Jewel Beetle (Sternocera orissa) female and eggs. Longhorn beetle (Tragocephala species). Southern Africa Ten-spotted Ground Beetle (Thermophilum decemguttatum). South Africa Ten-spotted Ground Beetle (Thermophilum decemguttatum). South Africa Green Protea Beetle (Trichostetha fascicularis) on protea flower. South Africa Brush Jewel beetle (Julodis species), Cape Province. South Africa Striped Toktokkie Beetle (Psammodes striatus). Striped Toktokkie Beetle (Psammodes striatus). Click beetle (unidentified), E Africa. Pair of dung beetles (unidentified) rolling a ball of buffalo dung. East Africa. Green Dung Beetle (Garreta nitens). Blister Beetle mimic (Angelia peteli). South-west Africa Dune Beetle (Onymacris bicolor). Namibia Orange Jewel Beetle (Sternocerca hildebrandti). Longhorn beetle (Tragocephala species). Southern Africa Brush Jewel beetle (Julodis species). Southern Africa East African Cardinal Beetle (Cissistes cephalotes) taking off. East Africa East African Cardinal Beetle (Cissistes cephalotes) taking off. Kenya Africa. Gazania krebsiana [Afrikaans: botterblom] with beetle. South Africa Gazania krebsiana [Afrikaans: botterblom] with beetle. South Africa Rainbow Shield Bug (Calidea dregii). Southern Africa Forest seed bug (Family Lygaeidae). East Africa Assassin Bug (Rhinocoris species). SW Africa Cabbage Whitefly (Aleyrodes brassicae) on the underside of a broccoli leaf. Worldwide Cabbage Whitefly (Aleyrodes brassicae) on the underside of a broccoli leaf. Worldwide Cotton Stainer Bug (Probergrothius sexpuntatus) nymphs on female cone of Welwitschia (Welwitschia mirabilis). Southern Africa Plant bug (Parapioxys jucundus). Africa Cotton Stainer Bug (Probergrothius sexpuntatus) mating adults and nymph on female cone of Welwitschia. Southern Africa Shield Bug (Hemiptera) female laying eggs on grass stem. Rainbow Shield Bug (Calidea dregii). Southern Africa Rainforest termitaria. West Africa Army of Safari ants, workers and soldiers on the move. East Africa Harvester ants (Messor cephalotes) from neighbouring colonies engage in a skirmish. Africa Harvester Ants (Messor capensis) drinking from a few spots of rain on a quartz boulder. Southern Africa Driver ant (unidentified) winged male. Bal-byter Ant (Camponotus fulvopilotus) workers preparing to attack intruder. South Africa Bal-byter Ant (Camponotus fulvopilotus) emerging from their underground nest in spring. South Africa Red Driver Ant (Dorylus helvolus) winged male. South Africa Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) queen surrounded by workers as she lays an egg in a cell at the edge of the comb. Worldwide Spider hunting wasp (Pompilidae) with spider prey (Agriope sp). East Africa Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker collecting nectar form hawkweed. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) combs in a hollow tree. Worldwide Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) combs in a hollow tree. Worldwide Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) drone in flight. Worldwide Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker in flight. Worldwide Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker in flight with full pollen sacs. Worldwide Velvet Ant (unidentified) outside the tunnel of its host. Carpenter bee (Xylocopa caffra) female. South Africa Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa caffra) males in territorial engagement. Ant-lion (Myrmeleonidae) pits, central Madagascar. Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans) abdomen distended with single larva. Africa Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans) excreting fluid after blood meal. Africa Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans) excreting fluid after blood meal. Africa Tsetse Fly (Glossina morsitans) feeding on human arm. Africa "Warble" caused by larva of Tumbu Fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga) beneath the skin of a child's back. Africa Tumbu Fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga) newly emerged from pupa. Africa Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) feeding on a piece of raw meat. Worldwide Fruit Fly (Drosophila species) feeding on the juice of a peach. Worldwide Fruit Fly (Drosophila species) on the surface of a plum. Worldwide
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