NATUREZAOPEDIA

“In its complexity and sensuality, nature invites exploration, direct contact, and experience.

World Bee Day 2022 Recognize the important role of bees and other pollinators in our ecosystem on this World Bee Day and do your part...

The Waterlily 🌸💚🌸 Such beautiful vibrant colors attracting bees.🤩🐝🤩 #waterlily #nature #naturephotography

Life is precious🤗⭐🤗 #inspiration #nature #life #happiness #naturezaopedia #quote #macrophotography #naturephotography #southafrica

Froggie not happy with camera...💚😅💚 #nature #macrophotography #naturephotography #frog #reedfrog #quote #memes #funny #smile

Bee on Rue Flowers

Hibiscus Pedunculatus (Forest pink (Eng), Wildestokroos, (Afr), Indola ebomvu (Zulu)

Haemanthus Albiflos (Paintbrush)

Clivia Robusta (Swamp Bush Lily, Swamp Clivia)

Dietes Bicolor (Yellow wild iris, Peacock flower (Eng.); Uintjie, poublom (Afr.)

Garden Acraea or Acraea horta 🦋🎋🦋 -Found in Southern Africa and Zimbabwe. -Commonly found around October to April.

The Citrus Swallowtail butterflies have black and yellow markings with red and blue eyespots.

The caterpillars of the Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly attach themselves to branches with silk, transforming into pupae/chrysalis.

The immature larvae of the Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly are black/brown, yellow, and white with spikes. Their coloration provides effective

Mantis (Praying mantis) 💚🌳💚 -As adults, their enlarged spiny front legs are well-adapted for catching and holding their prey.

Dragonfly 💚🌾💚 -The wings of most dragonflies are held flat and away from the body.

Yellow Shining Leaf Chafer (Popillia bipunctata) 💚🐞💚 -Is a species of scarab beetles. -A smallish beetle about 2cm in length.

Giant Cone-headed Mantid (Hemiempusa Capensis) 💚👀💚 -One of the largest mantids. -They are a family of plant-mimicking mantises.

A newly emerging African Monarch Butterfly. 🦋🐛🦋 -An adult butterfly emerges after about two weeks as a chrysalis.

Samolus porosus -Common names: water-pimpernel -A very adaptable herbaceous plant found growing in a variety of moist or wet habitats.