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Owlfly Ascalaphidae,Blotched Owlfly,Geotagged,KwaZulu Natal,Neuroptera,Owlfly,South Africa,Summer,Tmesibasis lacerata

Owlfly

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Part of the Small Five :) Posted 8 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, the list never ends :p
  First, it was the Big 5, then its Big 5 + 2
  And now you started the Small 5! lol Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Hehe yes, I see the term being used in some non-African countries even. It's a pretty effective marketing term. Posted 8 years ago
  2. 1. Albert Kang
      
      Lion
      
      Its a marketing strategy :P Posted 8 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        One I don't like, though. It makes people obsessed with 5 species whilst ignoring everything else. Posted 8 years ago
      2. Albert Kang
        
        Lion
        
        That is so true but some guides that I have met on the Safari does not care so much about the Big 5.
        
        For instance, on my first Safari in Africa, I was looking forward to see my first Lion in the wild but the guide was spending half a day to look for the Wild Dogs! Luckily, he explained that the Wild Dogs are more difficult to find than the Lions and also rarer. Good thing he did find us both, and we did have very close-up encounters with the Lions later in the day, just by the side of the road to us and they were mating! lol Posted 8 years ago

Pudding4brains

Lion

Sorry to disappoint, but it's not an Antlion but an Owlfly (Ascalaphidae) - are Owls in the medium 5 ? Posted 7 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, Arp for correcting.
  I guess Owl-fly will not qualify for the Big 5, so have to settle for the medium or small 5 :D Posted 7 years ago

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The Blotched Owlfly

Tmesibasis lacerata is a species of Owlfly from the family of Ascalaphidae.

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Similar species: Net-winged Insects

Species identified by Albert Kang

By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Sep 24, 2016. Captured Mar 14, 2014 20:58 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.

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NIKON D5200
f/22.0
1/200s
ISO400
50mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.