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A Suricat digged out this fellow when we were in the Kalahari... Although a biologist there told me what it was, I forgot it

Can anyone help me, pleeeeeeeeezzzzz? I still remember its a larva... but thats all

Ant-lion?

Yup, That sure looks like an ant lion larva. Great picture of it!

David

Hi

i came across this site while tryin to ID some goggas i've found... it would be great if someone here can help as google definitely has its limitations when searching for things... (when i said green caterpillar i didn't mean earthmoving equipment)...


if posting that image worked then here's the next one...
looks a bit dragonfly'ish... saw it one evening flapping around the light outside at home (white river)... its the size of a large dragonfly... it kinda folds its wings back (second pic)... scuz the 'professional' lighting ie. torch...



and another one.... smallish little gogga i found in the kitchen... about 3-4cm long... loved its lacey looking wings...

Hi Kreetja

Beautiful creatures you saw! Insects are some of the most intricate, colorful and interesting organism in nature.

1. That is the adult of the Mottled Veld Antlion (Palpares caffer). Reaches approx 112mm and is found in a broad band all along the eastern part of Southern Africa. Larvae live in sandy soils.

2. That looks like the adult of the Bark Antlion. So called because the adults will sit camouflaged on the bark of trees during the day. Larvae also lives in the sand, usually at the base of trees.