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After registering some movement in the background, I approached and realised it was a snake catching a lizard. This lucky shot was the only one I could take, on the click of the camera the snake let go, and both ran/slithered away in opposite directions. The lizard is probably A. scutellatus, don't know if it survived the venom.
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Observador
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After registering some movement in the background, I approached and realised it was a snake catching a lizard. This lucky shot was the only one I could take, on the click of the camera the snake let go, and both ran/slithered away in opposite directions. With the head covered, I cannot D the snake species, but I'm reasonably sure it is some Sandsnake.
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Género LeptestheriaObservador
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A surprise find as I was not aware of their presence in the central Sahara.
Female with eggs visible.
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Centopeia Caseira (Scutigera coleoptrata)Observador
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Never seen one of such size, the body was a good 3.5+ cm
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Pseudoescorpiões (Ordem Pseudoscorpiones)Observador
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Photos provided by a mycologist friend, the species were captured unexpectedly while photographing the gills of an Amanita eliae.
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Ordem PolydesmidaObservador
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Photos provided by a mycologist friend, the species were captured unexpectedly while photographing the gills of an Amanita eliae.
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Grifo (Gyps fulvus)Observador
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Vulture sightings have dropped dramatically in the past ten years, so I was very pleased to see this mixed flock of 33 individuals feeding on a nearby cattle carcass. The majority were Rüppel's vultures, with at least a pair each of Eurasian Griffons (at right on first photo), White-backed vultures and Lappet-faced vultures.
See also:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143997944
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144079727
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144133312
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Rato-Damão (Petromus typicus)Observador
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I have seen Dassie rats on the Brandberg several times, but this is the first time it stayed still long enough to take a photo.
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Género PephricusObservador
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At first I mistook this bizarre creature for a small windblown dry leaf, it was even moving in that way, swaying forwards-backwards. Its dimensions were around 8-10mm. I can get as far as it being a bug, hopefully someone can help narrow it down.