Biology & EvolutionScarab the dung beetleAnina MummSeptember 25, 2015September 24, 2015 by Anina MummSeptember 25, 2015September 24, 2015 IN THE MIDDLE of the Kalahari, Scarab goes about his daily business, or rather, the business of some unsuspecting antelope. As dung beetles of his...
Biology & EvolutionKalahari’s social spiders know how to share the workloadEngela DuvenageJune 26, 2014June 11, 2014 by Engela DuvenageJune 26, 2014June 11, 2014 Are you going to the Kalahari Desert or Northern Cape during the coming holidays? Then look out for the colonies of Stegodyphus dumicola social spiders – you...
Biology & Evolution Climate & EarthInvestigations into Namibia’s “fairy circles” in the desertSarah WildMay 2, 2014May 2, 2014 by Sarah WildMay 2, 2014May 2, 2014 Plants refuse to grow in Namibia’s fairy circles, and scientists are on a mission to find out why. No theory has been proven yet. Armed...