These close-up pictures of some smaller animal life was taken in the Mapungubwe National Park and World Heritage Site, in the far North-West corner of South Africa where it borders Botswana and Zimbabwe:
Caterpillar
Superbly camouflaged gecko in a chalet at Mapungubwe National Park
Huge cricket sharing our outdoor shower in Mapungubwe National Park
We’re participating in the online adventure travel magazine LetsBeWild.com‘s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge. This week’s challenge is Macro Photography.
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The cricket looks ferocious! The photo captured the details so well.
That’s very kind of you to say Imelda, thank you!
Oh my, that cricket looks like it has an extra part – and is huge.
Thanks for commenting Cuidado! That cricket was definitely one of the strangest insects I’ve ever seen.
Oh! I like very much the cricket!!1 Nice colour!!!
Thank you for always having such positive feedback ilargia64!
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