Creatures of the night
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29 Oct, 2007
A nocturnal frog, owl and spiders spend the day in their canyon refuges.
The day began in the shadows of the Drakensberg range of mountains, at the northern edge of the Blyde Canyon in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
Morning mist lingered on the cliff faces.
Our first discovery was a grey-backed tree frog, a small nocturnal creature that sleeps the day away, camouflaged against whatever surface it finds itself on.
Like a chameleon, this frog can change colour to match its immediate environment.
Our next point of interest was the nest of a species of ‘social’ spider. These small arachnids too are nocturnal – active during the hours of darkness, when hundreds of them emerge from the communal nest.
As we made our way down into the riverine forest that borders the banks of the Blyde River we found another nocturnal creature, this time an African wood owl (Strix woodfordii) fluffed away in the uppermost branches of a giant quinine tree, where it will sleep the day away.
– By Paul Myburgh, Earth-Touch crew © Earth-Touch
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Country: South Africa
Habitat: Deciduous or Evergreen Forest, Blyde River Canyon
Location: Blyde Canyon, South Africa
Tags: Grey-backed, Tree, Frog, Wood, Owl, Social, Spider, Nest, Nocturnal, Colour, Strix woodfordii, Quinine, African, Mountain, Drakensberg, Camouflage, Riverine, Forest, Chameleon, Expedition Footage, Grey-backed tree frog, Reptiles, Vertebrates, Blyde canyon, South Africa, South Africa, Africa, Blyde River Canyon, Deciduous or Evergreen Forest
