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  1. JGBeeslaar

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    Eish I would've jumped on my desk lol
     
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    I was raking up the leaves on the grass and disturbed this ant nest under a pile of debris

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    Just got back from some field work in Limpopo. The one night I decided to go see what critters I could find outside our rooms, and I found some night roosting bats! My supervisor helped me get some photos and ID. Egyptian slit-faced bat - Nycteris thebaica

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    What do you do ??
     
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    We had a lot of rain overnight
    Saw this slug out and about this morning

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    I'm doing my masters in Wildlife Management at TUKS. I'm doing a study on bat species richness in the Waterberg Biosphere and how different land uses affect species distribution
     
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    Sho he looks big!!
     
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    Wow! Fantastic
    All the best with that
     
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    Fully extended it must have been about 8cm
     
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    Thanks!

    Oh wow that's massive for a slug!
     
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    This time of year, there are loads about, especially after a bit of rain
     
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    I'm sure most people freak at that due to the damage they do to gardens, but I still think they're pretty cool. And I'm sure your local birds must love the buffet
     
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    I grow a lot of Hostas which slugs and snails absolutely destroy. :mad:
    So I have to admit, I am quite trigger happy with the pellets
     
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    Here is another one…or the same one from a few days ago
    This is at work, so they don’t have to run the gauntlet of “plant protection”….:eek:




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    A wasp was feeding on a snail that had been crushed :eek:



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    Cyclamen flowering in my garden

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    Went on another week trip to catch some bats, and we stayed at a reserve called SwebeSwebe and did some sight seeing in the day time

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    Where in SA is this ??
     
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    Limpopo, waterberg district
     
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