Blood-squirting insects and more tiny creatures flourish in African park
Published 25 Apr 2019, 13:00 BST
A flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) climbs through a bush looking for insects to eat in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
Photograph by Jen GuytonNational Geographic readers voted on Twitter to name this new species of katydid Enyaliopsis iaculator, which translates to "shoots own blood" in Latin. The insect squirts blood into its attacker's eyes.
Photograph by Piotr NaskreckiA predatory katydid (Clonia wahlbergi) rears back in a threatening display.
Photograph by Piotr NaskreckiRed-headed flies (Bromophila caffra) cluster on a tree.
Photograph by Piotr NaskreckiAfrican bullfrogs (Pyxicephalus edulis) mate. This hardy species is known for having a huge appetite.
Photograph by Piotr NaskreckiMatabele ants (Megaponera analis) are specialised termite hunters.
Photograph by Piotr NaskreckiKomac’s golden orb weaving spider (Nephila komaci) is considered the larges orb weaving spider in the world.
Photograph by Piotr NaskreckiA grass praying mantis in the Hoplocorypha genus munches on a fly.
Photograph by Piotr NaskreckiThe spotted bush snake Philothamnus semivariegatus is an expert climber, hunting lizards and tree frogs in the canopy.
Photograph by Jen GuytonMale stalk-eyed flies congregate to put on a display for nearby females.
Photograph by Piotr NaskreckiA veined swordtail drinks water around a seasonal pan, a shallow depression in the ground where salt collects.
Photograph by Piotr NaskreckiA spoon-winged antlion (Nemeura longstaffi) rests on a branch.
Photograph by Piotr NaskreckiAn East African black mud turtle (Pelusios subniger) peeks out of a seasonal pond. The omnivorous reptiles eat just about anything they can find in the water.
Photograph by Jen Guyton