Funny or funny-looking

Photographic Competition | Most interesting specimens

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Voting period
2021-03-24 03:00 PM - 2021-03-25 09:30 PM

Termite eating spider, Ammoxenus amphalodes - Obviously its looks! Mouth with spines and curly legs. And no, it is not ugly! This spider lives in sand, usually those made by termites. When disturbed, it runs like mad and suddenly digs itself back into the sand, leaving one with the sight of its bum disappearing rapidly.

Tharina Bird

3.4

Rhadomys - As you can see it is holding my pencil and trying to stop me. This when I was busy taking the predator course in the field.

Ronny Nokha

3.97

Funny Insect

Aabid Abrahams

2.62

Arothron stellatus (Puffer fish) - You can call it stellate puffer, starry puffer or starry toadfish. It contains a highly toxin poison called tetradotoxin. These fish can inflate their body by swallowing water or air.

Nonkoliso Mgibantaka

4.04

This was a tongue-in-cheek (cheeky) display that was situated at the bottom of a display case that you had to view through a “mouse hole”. It was very popular with the children. Have a closer look at some of the titles of the books the rat is reading as well as the paintings on the wall! The display was created by Beth Freeman-Kane from Assagay (Hillcrest), who today is a world-renowned miniaturist.

Charles Carter

4.24

Best

Nest of African Marsh Wabler - It is funny because some may think it is not important to preserve this specimen.

Rendani Luthada-Raswiswi

3.13