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jjulio Johannesburg, South Africa May 26, 2011

I found this insect with a part of its body looking burned.
I'm not sure if it is a disguise rather.
Could you help, please?

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) May 26, 2011

It does appear to have been hurt in a fire. Looking closely, you can see where it is missing the ends of it's limbs.

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Sheila_FW Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) May 26, 2011

I looked back to see if the poster was from Texas, we had so many wildfires this year I am sure there are a lot of toasted insects.

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jjulio Johannesburg, South Africa May 26, 2011

It could have been burned in a fire, but why did it not die?
Besides, the last grass fires in this park [Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve - Johannesburg] had happened more than six months earlier.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) May 27, 2011

It could have been singed and had the dead parts fall off later. Not all things burned die. It's a lucky critter, that's for sure.

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