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0 0 greybacked sparrowlark

greybacked sparrowlark

by helenmatkinsonKunene Region, Namibia

greybacked sparrowlark

0 0 dew bug beetle

dew bug beetle

by helenmatkinsonKunene Region, Namibia

Small black beetle

0 0 Darkling Beetle

Darkling Beetle

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

Sand, Namib Desert

1 0 Armoured Darkling Beetle

Armoured Darkling Beetle

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

Photograph by Jack Bucknell

0 2 Unidentified Longhorn Beetle

Unidentified Longhorn Beetle

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

Order Coleoptera Family Cerambycidae

0 0 Desert Termite

Desert Termite

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

Photo by Jack Bucknell

3 2 Crowned lapwing

Crowned lapwing

by FaredinAliyevskiKunene Region, Namibia

Subsaharan ecosystem

0 0 Beetle

Beetle

by helenmatkinsonKunene Region, Namibia

Black beetle with white stripes down the side

0 0 shield bug

shield bug

by helenmatkinsonKunene Region, Namibia

Shield bug caught in a pitfall trap

0 0 Scorpion

Scorpion

by helenmatkinsonKunene Region, Namibia

Scorpion caught in a pitfall trap

0 0 Scorpion

Scorpion

by helenmatkinsonKunene Region, Namibia

Pale brown scorpion

1 0 spider

spider

by helenmatkinsonKunene Region, Namibia

small brown and black spider

0 1 Blister beetle

Blister beetle

by helenmatkinsonKunene Region, Namibia

greyish black beetle

0 0 Unidentified beetle

Unidentified beetle

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

weevil like beetle about 3mm long. Pen shown for scale

0 0 Unidentified Arachnid

Unidentified Arachnid

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

~1.5cm long, active at night

0 0 Unidentified Beetle

Unidentified Beetle

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

~2.5cm long

3 0 African red-eyed bulbul

African red-eyed bulbul

by FaredinAliyevskiKunene Region, Namibia

Sub-saharan ecosystem

2 0 Fork-tailed drongo

Fork-tailed drongo

by FaredinAliyevskiKunene Region, Namibia

Sub-saharan ecosystem.

3 0 Greater flamingo

Greater flamingo

by FaredinAliyevskiKunene Region, Namibia

A stream by a desert

0 0 chameleon

chameleon

by helenmatkinsonKunene Region, Namibia

A chameleon we stumbled across in a rocky, sparsely vegetated area of the namib ...

0 1 snake

snake

by helenmatkinsonKunene Region, Namibia

snake coiled up in some grass, along a sandy ridge

2 1 scorpion

scorpion

by helenmatkinsonKunene Region, Namibia

scorpion glowing under UV light at night

0 0 Racing Stripe Darkling Beetle

Racing Stripe Darkling Beetle

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

about 3cm long, darkling beetle

0 0 Unidentified Mantis

Unidentified Mantis

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

About 3-4 cm long.

1 0 Ridged Seed Beetle

Ridged Seed Beetle

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

about 1.5 cm long, round.

0 1 Unidentified Paper Wasp

Unidentified Paper Wasp

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

Lots of these flying around in Doros and Ugab.

0 0 Unidentified Gecko

Unidentified Gecko

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

approx. 15cm long, very well camoflauged

0 0 Unidentified Beetle

Unidentified Beetle

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

Quite a few of these in desert ~1cm long

2 0 Chacma Baboon?

Chacma Baboon?

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

A small gang of baboons on a rocky outcrop.

7 3 Toxic Milkweed Grasshopper

Toxic Milkweed Grasshopper

by Mari du PreezKunene Region, Namibia

Found these in the early morning in the thorn trees.

9 2 Green-winged pytilia

Green-winged pytilia

by FaredinAliyevskiKunene Region, Namibia

Sub-saharan ecosystem. Natural waterhole with some tree and bush species

2 1 African Elephants

African Elephants

by helenmatkinsonKunene Region, Namibia

A herd of 28 elephants walking along the Ugab river

3 1 Gemsbok

Gemsbok

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

The Gemsbok or South Arfican oryx is a large, strongly built and massive ...

6 1 Ludwig's bustard

Ludwig's bustard

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

Another lifer for me - this bustard is a large terrestrial bird, size of a ...

1 0 Groundscraper thrush

Groundscraper thrush

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

Blackbird sized attractive thrush, I see it often in a typical upright stance, ...

2 0 Springbok

Springbok

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

Medium sized jumping antelope of earthy colours above and white below, with ...

2 0 Cape crow

Cape crow

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

Cape or Black crow reminds vaguely of its cousin, Carrion crow, but it is ...

0 0 Garden Cricket

Garden Cricket

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

probably came in with us in a food box!

1 0 Mottled Vein Antlion (Larva)

Mottled Vein Antlion (Larva)

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

Halve buried in the the sand approx 4cm long

0 1 Agama?

Agama?

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

Lizard, around 20cm long.

8 4 Tweeblaarkanniedood

Tweeblaarkanniedood

by Benno IboldKunene Region, Namibia

Welwitschia has only two leaves wich grow on the base and dry at the end. ...

2 0 Angolan giraffe

Angolan giraffe

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

. Seen under the scorching heat and blinding light at mid-day in

3 0 Namib Rock Agama

Namib Rock Agama

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

Presented here in the male, looking typical for its many sister species ...

8 0 African paradise flycatcher

African paradise flycatcher

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

Blackbird sized bird with a long tail - the breeding male tail would be twice ...

1 0 Red-billed Francolin

Red-billed Francolin

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

Also known as Red-billed Spurfowl, this is roundish, terrestrial bird size of ...

1 0 Blacksmith lapwing

Blacksmith lapwing

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

Sorry guys - it seems my photos are loosing in quality once uploaded. This is a ...

0 0 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

About 50cm in length, black-and-white bird wit an imposing massif orange bill.

5 2 Red-faced Mousebird

Red-faced Mousebird

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

Size of smaller pigeon, this mousebird sports a very long tail, more than half ...

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