Creature of the night

QRINA PRETORIUS from Trichardt writes: I stayed over in Skukuza during April. After dinner, I walked through the rest camp with my torch. That’s when I found this insect. Can you tell me what it is?

AEntomologist DUNCAN MACFADYEN says: Rina, I am jealous. This is an African whip spider and it’s seldom seen. It’s