
Minute Solitary Bees in Macro
These two tiny bees, 2-3mm long, belong to the smallest bees found in South Africa. …

A Bee Nest Exposed by the Floods
In a small section of bank wall that had succumbed to the water pressure, cracks in the lump had revealed a nest cell laid bare. Upon closer inspection…

Velvet Ants on Wolwekraal Nature Reserve
Midday on Wolwekraal Nature Reserve is one of the best times to go looking for Velvet Ants (Mutillidae family). The female can often be seen racing over the ground or up and down the riverbank, searching for the nests of solitary bees…