Gorgeous red-lipped visitor at school today.

The red lipped herald is a non venomous, and beautiful addition to any garden, it keeps the number of frogs down and keeps your ecosystem functioning. The name "Herald" is derived from it's first being described in the Eastern cape Herald newspaper. That is, the existence of the snake was initially brought to the attention of the public in the Eastern Cape Herald newspaper.

Leptopelis natalensis (Green tree frog) at school today.

Found by Jonathan de Beer.

Longicorn (Cerambycidae) with the longest antennae that I have ever seen.

Found by Grade 7 at school today.

Hyperolius marmoratus, identified as genuine by Sri Kannan

Seen and verified in the TOK class by Sri Kannan. (It doesn't get better than that).

Amietophrynus garmani (the Eastern Olive toad) mating.

A host of Theriid spiders (Button or Widow family) on our favorite fever tree.

Pyxicephalus edulis

The edible bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Botswana,  Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique,South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe in our area. 

Oriental bee hawk (Cephonodes hylas) found by Gabby on the steps leading up to Portuguese class

 The pellucid hawkmoth is diurnal and found in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. It may be feeding on Vangueria and Gardenia plants here in Maputo region. Well done Gabby.

Dr Pops finds a fugitive from the Sun.

 Solifuges, literally fugitives from Sol (the Sun) are also known as camel spiders, sun spiders and red romans. They are found in hot dry places and run very quickly to get into the shade. They are not true spiders, they have two chelicerae each with two articles (segments, parts connected by a joint) forming a powerful pincer. Spiders have only two sharp points, solifuges have four. They do not possess venom glands.

Well done to Dr Pops for finding this beauty, notice the four sharp points in the above photo.

Stunning lantern bug (Fulgoridae) at school today

This beaut was found outside the auditorium. What a nose!!!!

Cerambycidae (Long horned beetle) outside the auditorium at school today.

Don't worry grade 6 you don't have to classify these new ones. Mr L.

Mystaria (the little spider) takes out the giant fly at Moholoholo.

Possible hadogenes? at Moholoholo.

Platysphinx piabilis @ Maholoholo South Africa.

Same individual frog (Chiromantis)

Moholoholo grey tree frog (Chiromantis xerampelina)

Xylocopine or carpenter bee, well passed his sell by date. (Note the ant clean up team)

Disgruntled toad, mottled miffedness.

Lovely Noctuid moth (Achaea lienardi) at school today.

It is a fruit eater found from Cape to Cairo, and is extremely variable in color.

Superb hawkmoth found by Greg Escande at school this week. Oriental bee hawk (Cephonodes hylas)