Beetles · Insects · South Africa · Terrestrial

Purple predatory chafer (Campsiura cognata)

Purple predatory chafer on a small tree in front of the farm house. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). A member of the predatory chafers, in the tribe Cremastocheilini. General body obovate, slightly convex, darkly blood-red or chestnut, shiny. Antennae cadaneous.Head black with yellow triangular pattern on the clypeus and frons. Pro-thorax sub-smooth,… Continue reading Purple predatory chafer (Campsiura cognata)

Science Communication · YouTube video

How Tiny Ants Made Lions Change Diet 🐜🦁 [11 min]

Let's Start A Conversation ! πŸ’¬ #8 - Biological & Ecological News Video published on my YouTube channel as part of the 'Let's Start A Conversation' playlist, that shares biological and ecological news in a fun and concise manner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-sZj7pJfUQ&t=2s Picture this. Tall, yellow grass, spreading to the horizon, highlighted by small trees and shrubs… Continue reading How Tiny Ants Made Lions Change Diet 🐜🦁 [11 min]