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The Saharan silver ant (Cataglyphis bombycina) is a species of insect that lives in the Sahara Desert.It is the fastest of the world’s 12,000 known ant species, clocking a velocity of 855 millimetres per second (over 1.9 miles per hour or 3.1 kilometres per hour).
They are all insectivorous and eat a variety of insects and spiders, and the large slit-faced bat also regularly eats fish, frogs, ... Habitat: Savanna and desert [5]
Like all other insects, tsetse flies have an adult body comprising three visibly distinct parts: the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. The head has large eyes, distinctly separated on each side, and a distinct, forward-pointing proboscis attached underneath by a large bulb. The thorax is large, made of three fused segments.
Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert [28] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates, eggs, and scorpions [20] LC Unknown [28] Desert hedgehog. P. aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832) Northern Africa and Arabian Peninsula: Size: 14–23 cm (6–9 in) long [29] Habitat: Desert, inland wetlands, grassland, shrubland, and savanna [30]
Dung beetles live in many habitats, including desert, grasslands and savannas, [10] farmlands, and native and planted forests. [11] They are highly influenced by the environmental context, [2] and do not prefer extremely cold or dry weather. They are found on all continents except Antarctica.
Habitat: Savanna and shrubland [45] Diet: Ants, termites, beetles, and other insects, as well as plants [44] VU Unknown [45] Southern three-banded armadillo. T. matacus (Desmarest, 1804) South-central South America: Size: 20–25 cm (8–10 in) long, plus tail [46] Habitat: Savanna and shrubland [47] Diet: Insects, as well as fruit and seeds ...
Habitat: Forest and savanna [96] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates such as lizards and mice [96] NE Unknown . Stripe-faced dunnart. S. macroura (Gould, 1845) Australia: Size: 7–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 5–13 cm (2–5 in) tail [113] Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert [114] Diet: Insects, as well as small ...
Pages in category "Insects of Africa" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aborolabis vicina;