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I have too many moths to add here.But this one was exceptionally beautiful. ID from a moth expert . This one was sitting on my kitchen wall. After I took the photo she flew away and never revisited me.

Family Bovidae - bovids
Subfamily Antelopinae - antelopes, goats, sheep
In southern Africa, these water-loving antelopes are mostly restricted to the Okavango and Chobe rivers. There are lots of crocs around here. Although Lechwes are always near water, it appears that they don't waste any time in the water. As soon as they reached the opposite side, they relaxed, as seen for the animals in the background. The light was harsh when we saw this group storm across the river, even so, it is easy to see the characteristic shape, with the hindquarters higher than the shoulders. They also lack the black stripe on the rump of the otherwise similar (at least to me) Impala.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stoufferlsu/52924644896

First photo: 19 days after the buffalo was killed by lions. Second photo: the morning the buffalo was killed.
Third photo: 68 days after the buffalo was killed (nearly 10 weeks later, and well into rainy season), with the bones disappearing into the grass.

Waiparuru Nature Trail, Grafton Gully/Symonds St Cemetery, Grafton, Auckland. Two live male beetles resting by day on the lower surface of different leaves on a mahoe tree, in a shaded native bush remnant. Although this is the first time that I have observed this species at this location, that is probably only because I have overlooked it until now.

Specimen reared from larva:

• Larva: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59664823
• Pupa: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59664825
• Adult: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59664826

Might be wishful thinking narrowing down to genus. I did my best to get clear images from every perspective I could. 2.5 meters deep, Likely close to 2.5 cm in length. This was one of the most difficult things I've ever photographed underwater. It was so fast and unpredictable, held many positions in the water column.

This was a wild scene! Three small gray squirrels were VERY aggravated by this large land crab. When I encountered them, three squirrels were around the crab in crouched, aggressive positions with tails curled and flicking. They would take turns getting close but never quite making contact. Eventually they moved the crab to the driveway where one squirrel remained aggressively following it.