Dwarf puff adder / Peringueys Sidewinding Adder (Bitis peringueyi) moving over the loose sand in typical mode of locomotion, Namib desert, Namibia

For some snakes, taking the path of least resistance requires getting off the ground.

This desert cricket (Acanthoplus discoidalis), armored with spines, walks among a very spiny herb in the Namib Desert. Having spines in such environment means being less attractive to predators and, for the plants, it helps a lot on retaining water. Sossusvlei, Namibia. Nikon D800, 15mm fisheye, F/16, 1/100, ISO 100, fill-flash used

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10.04.2016

For the armored bush cricket, survival in the Namib Desert requires a diverse and surprising arsenal of defenses.

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