Sidewinder

About half a mile further and Tommy stopped the jeep explaining he was going to hop out and search for the next critter. Sure enough not long after he had found signs of a Cartwheeling Spider burrow. These spiders build a tunnel 25 centimetres deep and use it to shelter from the sun. Amazingly, to stop the tunnel from falling in on itself they ‘glue’ the sand particles together with fine silk threads. Unfortunately, nobody was home, so we didn’t technically see the spider, but it was great to see these desert architects’ handiwork. Continuing on we reached the inevitable point of where nature calls - but where do you go for privacy in a vast open space like the Namib Desert? Well, Tommy had this sorted in the form of a portaloo on a well-used track! It was here that we were greeted by a couple of Tractrac Chats that had clearly become used to being fed. After a supply of a few mealworms we left these little birds to continue our search for the Palmato Gecko.