Safari Ecology

Citrus Swallowtail, Papilio demodocus , is very common in Tanzania We're rarely short of butterflies in Tanzania, but they're ...

Scorpions - everyone's favourite! I have to admit that I find scorpions a bit creepy. Not only do they have too many legs to begin ...

15 times more toxic than cobra venom, you really shouldn't eat a Nairobi beetle! Nairobi bugs (also known around East Africa as Nair...

The ground is crawling with termites! Nr. Tarangire, Now 2011. Termites are hugely important to the ecology of the savanna biome. We...

Well, the initial movement seems to have petered out, with nothing major in Arusha and most other northern Tanzania areas since Sunday. But ...

  Just a brief post with the latest news, as it's coming in. The bulk of the movement seems to have passed Arusha Moshi now - there are ...

Thanks to all who've given me information so far! Numbers are definitly falling now around here, but some big waves are still coming thr...

OK, I got rather a lot of information thanks to the previous post and thought we'd cash in on it as fast as possible - the butterflies ...

African Caper White Belenois aurota Beleonis creona African Common White If you're anywhere near me at the moment and it's no...

  Ants aren't usually the first things people look at when on safari, but they are fascinating beasts when looked at up close. We briefl...

Continuing the theme of small but rather important pieces of the savannah jigsaw puzzle, I thought I'd write a little about dung beetl...

Mating Millipedes, Ushongo Beach, July 2011 Whilst we were down at the beach we enjoyed seeing rather a lot of gian millipedes up to all ...

Larval Water Strider, Usa River, Aug 2011 They can move like lightening! Here's a little guy that doesn't get much attention. Ju...

I saw a beautiful dragonfly at the weekend. I have to say I can't identify it to species - I think it's probably Trithemis stictica ...