Lance fly, Earomyia melnickae, on death camas

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Peter's Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops scutifrons). One of my favorite finds in Mozambique, this 3-4 inch, spaghetti-thin, usually-subterranean reptile feeds on ant or termite larvae. These snakes are nearly blind; their eyes are covered by protective scales and probably at most can perceive light and dark.

Caterpillars and small paper wasps on Panga Panga tree, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) hiding in a tree hole, Gorongosa Natl. Park, Mozambique.