Geology of an ancient porphyry copper deposit,
Karas region, Namibia

Gekkos hunted insects on the walls of the buildings in camp.

This plant contained a milky substance that is a strong skin irritant.

Milk dripping from broken stems of the poisonous plant.

Klipspringers apparently all liked to poop in the same spot.  I wondered how long poop piles like this took to accumulate.  I imagined klipspringers waking up in the middle of the night, having to go to the bathroom, and walk all the way over to the pile just to go to the bathroom.

Close-up of klipspringer poops.

The den of an unknown creature with white bones laying around.

Some creatures, like this little hopper bug, can be pretty well camouflaged.

Another photo of the little rock hopper - perhaps a little easier to spot in this photo.

This beetle looks like a small round pebble.  It's easy to spot in this photo, but could be much more deceptive when in more similar pebbles.

This hyrax watched us from its rocky ledge.

Some creatures were well-camoflaged, but definitely something I wanted to be able to spot.

In case you missed it, this is a photo of a big, hairy scorpion about the size of the palm of your hand.  I was very surprised at how big these things got.

On to more wildlife photos
That's enough wildlife - move on to Windhoek and University of Namibia photos

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