http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/spectacular-namib-desert-sand-dunes-in-sossusvlei-namibia/ Travel Tales and Photos from around the world off the beaten track Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:50:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/spectacular-namib-desert-sand-dunes-in-sossusvlei-namibia/#comment-14988 Christine Sydes Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:53:19 +0000 http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/spectacular-namib-desert-sand-dunes-in-sossusvlei-namibia/#comment-14988 Your photographed insect inspecting the coke can is an "Armoured" or "Corn" CRICKET, not a beetle, and not so harmless they'll demolish a metre high banana plant to a hole in the ground overnight, they'll eat the fresh putty from your windows and they have been known to chew on the lips of babies left under the shade of a tree while the mother is working in the fields, and cannibals to boot - kill one and his "buddies" will come and clean him up. Charming little critters really, but true they don't bite or sting as such. Your photographed insect inspecting the coke can is an “Armoured” or “Corn” CRICKET, not a beetle, and not so harmless they’ll demolish a metre high banana plant to a hole in the ground overnight, they’ll eat the fresh putty from your windows and they have been known to chew on the lips of babies left under the shade of a tree while the mother is working in the fields, and cannibals to boot – kill one and his “buddies” will come and clean him up. Charming little critters really, but true they don’t bite or sting as such.

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