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Top 5 unique swimming spots in the Garden Route

When you are looking for a swimming location away from the regular beaches, these 5 swimming locations will have you exploring new section of the Garden Route Continue reading Top 5 unique swimming spots in the Garden Route

Mark DixonFebruary 25, 2017September 23, 20191 Comment

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It would appear that even spiders need a hammock every now and then. #Forest #GardenRoute #SouthAfrica #MDguiding #shutterwalk #photosafari #macrophotography #SedgefieldSA #Knysna

Sunset dinner. A clip from my upcoming 'Greatness of small creatures' documentary. #GardenRoute #SouthAfrica #macrophotography #spider

A Forktail resting up on the edge of Swartvlei. #GardenRoute #SouthAfrica #MDguiding #shutterwalk #insects #damselfly #macrophotography #africageophoto

As spiders outgrow their exoskeleton they have to moult. It is usually in a secluded location for protection as when they have moulted it can take up to 45 minutes for the new exoskeleton to harden. The Rain Spider is often targeted by spider wasps which sting an adult. Instead of killing the spider, the sting merely paralyzes the spider which the wasp then buries after laying a single egg on it. When the egg hatches, the larvae eats it's way into the living spider and and carries on till it pupates. After pupation the young wasp emerges and the cycle continues. This morning, a quick survey around the house revealed no less than four fresh Rain Spider exoskeletons, almost as if there had been a mass moulting. What made this more interesting is that for the past few days there have been a mass of spider wasps searching for spiders, almost as if they were looking for the freshly moulted spiders at their most vulnerable. #GardenRoute #SouthAfrica #MDguiding #shutterwalk #macrophotography #spider #micropredator #moulting #exoskeleton

Often, while in pursuit of something else, you find an unexpected gem. While searching for a Lynx Spider hunting in a patch of Helichrysum, I noticed something different with one flower. As I approached a yellow fuzzy bug jumped off. Luckily I found it again, a Spiny Flower Mantis with tones of yellow to complete its camouflage. It took about half an hour before it relaxed and let me film it. #GardenRoute #SouthAfrica #macrophotography #shutterwalk

Mastering social distancing and self isolation, an adult Bark Spider hides after I disturbed her in her web. #GardenRoute #SouthAfrica #MDguiding #shutterwalk #macrophotography #africageophoto

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