March 6, 2005
Very big ant
I was sitting out on the veranda at Ethiopia's amazing Bishangari Lodge when this monster wandered on to my shoulder. I know it is small fry compared to most African wildlife encounters. But, any experts out there who can help identify it? At the moment I am sticking to the classification "very big ant".
Bishangari, by the way, is Ethiopia's first eco-lodge - a tiny, beautiful place to stay about four hours drive south of Addis. It is an 'eco' lodge because the electricity is solar powered, cars are banned and the whole place is a nature reserve. It is the closest thing that Ethiopia has to those luxury lodges you find throughout Kenya.
If anyone is interested in visiting Ethiopia, Bishangari comes with the full Meskel Square seal of approval.
Posted by aheavens at March 6, 2005 3:55 AM