Above are the pictures of Chaetodera regalis, the royal tiger beetle from shouth Africa. The habitat of Chaetodera regalis is on open sandy areas, especially near water, in subtropical forest and savanna. Head and pronotum of Chaetodera regalis is copper coloured, with widely spaced white hairs. The elytra is yellow, boldly patterned with black. This beetle mostly active at midday.
Beside is the picture of Acanthoscelis ruficornis the predatory ground beach beetle from South Africa. This beetle lives in sandy beaches, mostly under castup seaweed. Acanthoscelis ruficornis is voracious nocturnal predator, feeding on isopod and amphipod crustaceans and various larval and adult insect. Acanthoscelis ruficornis has black head, and the thorax finely wrinkled, antennae elbowed and radish in color. Acanthoscelis ruficornis is similar with Scarites rugosus.
Above are pictures of the walking leaf insect, Phyllium pulchrifolium. Phyllium pulchrifolium is a member of the family Phyllidae in the order Orthoptera. This remarkable walking stick relative is native to Indonesia and Malaysia. There are several color variations (green, yellow, orange, etc) that perfectly match the foliage of trees and shrubs.