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Camouflage

Master-of-disguise!

September 16, 2016November 12, 2012 by dududiaries

Dear All Here is an incredible and rather gruesome example of camouflage that I recently came across. This was on the shore of Lake Victoria, among the buttress roots of a fig tree…   As you can see – there was a small group of strange beings shuffling along on the bark of the tree. … Read more

Categories Camouflage

Dirt or Bug?

January 16, 2019July 18, 2011 by dududiaries

Dear All, while watching a trail of ants walking up the trunk of a tree I noticed a tiny piece of dirt moving among the ants. At first I thought that it was just a stray bit of bark blown in, but a closer look revealed that it was moving purposefully with the ants. It … Read more

Categories Ants, Camouflage

A Lurking Flower…

September 19, 2016November 30, 2010 by dududiaries

Have been watching some bees visiting wildflowers and trying (mostly unsuccessfully) to get a photo of one extremely beautiful and fast-flying bee – a long-tongued Amegilla bee with a shiny blue abdomen.. As I was waiting patiently for the bee, I noticed some of the flowers twitching. A closer look revealed this unbelievable master-of-disguise! Here … Read more

Categories Bees, Camouflage, Mantid, praying mantis

Spot the Phantom!

September 19, 2016September 10, 2010 by dududiaries

One of the most remarkable insects I came across in Borneo was this consummate master of disguise Can you spot the large insect in the picture below? Ok – here is another picture where it is a little easier… And here is a view of this amazing ‘phantom’ – this is an unidentified kind of … Read more

Categories Camouflage, Ecology, Stick Insect

Can you spot the interloper?

September 19, 2016March 13, 2010 by dududiaries

Dear All More from my travels in the bush. At a spiny succulent euphorbia in Laikipia the other day I was looking at some Groove-winged Flower Beetles. These are tiny beetles who feed on flowers, often in groups. Here are a couple pictures of the beetles – and what I took to be a happily … Read more

Categories Beetles, Camouflage, Pollination, Spiders

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