DeWetsWild conducted a two-week tour of the Kruger National Park with altogether nine people to see out 2025 and ring in 2026 and every day for the month of February I’ll be sharing just a few of the many memories our group collected.
One of the things I love to do with my guests in the evenings is to take a walk through our camp looking for nocturnal wildlife. On one occasion we were strolling through Tamboti Tented Camp when we came across an Assassin Bug attacking a rather large Millipede. Now matter how much the millipede squirmed, trying to wriggle and writhe the assassin bug off its body, this was a fight it was not going to win… We watched as the assassin stabbed its prey with its proboscis (modified mouth parts), injecting its victim with saliva that is a concoction of toxins and digestive enzymes which eventually kills the millipede and liquifies its insides, allowing the assassin bug to suck its fill.
If you’d like to join me on a guided tour of South Africa’s wild places, of even if you’d just like a bit of help putting your reservations together, don’t hesitate to reach out!
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