Kruger is known for the Big 5, but there are so many small creatures that are equally impressive.

I can‘t visit Kruger without going scorpion hunting. Satara camp is a great camp to find these creatures.Scorpion Scorpion

At Tamboti I found a few smaller scorpions.Scorpion

But there was also this monster.Scorpion

There were lots of butterflies about. This is a beautiful African Caper White female.African Caper White

Driving around you can find many interesting small things. I found the chameleon on the Rabalais loop. The rainy weather brought out many millipedes. I also saw a few dung beetles.ChameleonMillipede   Dung Beetle

I am always astonished at the size of the African Snail. This one in Skukuza was as big as my fist.African Snail

But the weirdest creature by far was this moth at Satara. It is possibly an Amata alicia moth. It looks as if it is man-made. The metallic colours made it look like a little radio operated bug. Amata alicia

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