The reeds along the pans’ margins are inhabited by the SpWallengren’s Piglet Bug, whose leaf-like thickened forelegs remind us of spiders’ legs.

The Wallengren’s Piglet Bug is even more reminiscent of spiders due to the fact that it has atrophied wings. The speckled SpiWallengren’s Piglet Bug female differs a great deal from the striped male. The latter has, in comparison with females, his forelegs even thicker and black, which probably means that he uses them for communicating purposes during copulation or fights with his rivals.