The largest numbers of described species in the U.S. fall into four insect Orders: Coleoptera (beetles) at 23,700, Diptera (flies) at 19,600, Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps) at 17,500, and Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) at 11,500. Google
BugsUnidentified Bug hiding in a white roseBlow/Bottle FlyButterflyAn unidentified moth in my gardenCabbage tree emperor moth caterpillarA tiny White MothCommon Milkweed LocustPraying Mantis
Can a spider be called a bug?
Often though, ‘bug’ means a creepy-crawly in everyday conversation.
It refers to land arthropods with at least six legs, such as insects, spiders, and centipedes.
Yellow spider cathing a flyDew drops on a spider webRain Spider
South Africa is known for its beautiful coastline on the Western Coast, but with this comes quite harsh windy and salt spray conditions for our plants and trees.
The White Milkwood tree is one of your best options for a dense shade or screen or windbreak tree along the coastal areas, because it can withstand quite extreme weather conditions.
Sideroxylon inerme is a Southern African coastal tree, with dense foliage, black berries and small, greenish flowers. The tree’s generic name means “Iron-wood” in Greek, referring to its very hard timber. It is one of South Africa’s “Protected Trees” and several specimens are provincial heritage sites. Wikipedia
Kirstenbosch gardens with lots of treesVelddrift
Phoenix canariensis – Canary Date Palm This classic tropical tree makes a bold statement in any large garden, estate or farm. Often planted along our coastal sidewalks due to its excellent tolerance to strong winds and sea spray. It has become very popular over the years due to its capacity to store water in the trunk of the stem, making it a great waterwise choice in drought-stricken areas. The birds also like to use the foliage for building their nests.
Palm treesPalm tree on the beach – SaldanhaPalm Trees – Port Owen
Buddleja saligna – False Olive / Witolien
Fast growing, indigenous and evergreen with stunning flowers? Sign us up for this tree please!
This is a very versatile tree that can be pruned into a beautiful tree shape as well as kept low for hedging purposes. The lovely woven-like bark also adds ornamental value and the beautiful balls of blossoms in summer gives this tree a wow-factor! To top it off, it can do well in windy conditions, coastal conditions and clay soil
Young False Olive treesBuddleja saligna, the false olive or bastard olive, is almost endemic to South Africa where it has a wide distribution. It occurs most often in ravines and against outcrops, and is distributed from coastal elevations to the central plateau at elevations of < 2000 m.
If you look closely, you will find a sunbird hiding in this tree.
Yellow roseHypoxis hirsuta, yellow star flower, in the Liliacea familyYellow FlowersGeeloogsuring in Afrikaans, Yellow-eyed SorrelSunflowersPietsnot WildflowersBird of paradiseBokmakierieWeaver
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