Two beetles found 30 cm apart. On a sandy path on forest margin.
I presume they are male and female.
Trachypetrella anderssonii | Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa
AKA Mr. Chunky. This HUGE grasshopper was about the size of a toad!
Snipped a Bietou stalk protruding over drive and dunked in bucket of water to transplant later.
There was colourful nymph trying to do the breast-stroke!
Happily took finger to be transported back to hir area and clamber onto a flowering Shellbush