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Koring Kriek This was taken on a friends farm near Salt Lake in the Northern Cape Acanthoplus discoidalis,Geotagged,South Africa,koring kriek,koringkriek Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Koring Kriek

This was taken on a friends farm near Salt Lake in the Northern Cape

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  1. Excellent perspective, Msalicat, really brings out the insect very well! Posted 11 years ago
  2. Fabulous close-up! Posted 11 years ago

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''Acanthoplus discoidalis'' is a species of katydid that is native to Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa Zimbabwe. They are wide-bodied, flightless and can grow to around 5 cm. Their thorax is covered in sharp spines and they have a pair of strong biting jaws. They are able to defend themselves against predators in an unusual manner by squirting haemolymph out of their bodies....hieroglyph snipped... Their populations peak in autumn and their bodies often litter roads during this time. When.. more

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Uploaded May 13, 2014. Captured May 3, 2014 11:58 in R356, South Africa.
  • PENTAX K-5 II
  • f/8.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO200
  • 170mm