Summertime serenades
Summer in the Lowveld is in full swing. These conditions are optimal for insect activity and visitors to the Kruger Park over the summer will have seen many of our six-legged friends.
Summer insect activity
Summer began with the emergence of the emperor moth; a large pink, ochre and orange moth with a large eye-spot on either hind wing, fluttering clumsily around light sources to exhaustion.
Common insects of the Kruger National Park
Southern Africa is home to some 80 000 species of insects, many of them tiny and seemingly insignificant, but others large and conspicuous.
Insects: The little wonders of the world
Bugs, noo-noos, go-gos, creepy crawlies, call them what you like, insects form a group of “animals” many people love to hate, but on closer inspection and with a little open mind, their beauty and the wonders of their world is a fascinating subject.
