The Kruger National Park is majority of the year an extremely dry wilderness. Wildlife find themselves locked in a daily battle for survival, looking for food and water. On rare occasions, good rains come down and Mother Nature provides in abundance. These events bring about a total different behaviour in most wildlife. It was after a heavy morning rain shower that we decided to go out on safari and see what the bush looked like after the downpour. Unexpectedly we find a beautiful giant plated lizard busy feeding on an explosion of flying termites. It was not long before he was joined by squirrels. This was surprising as squirrels in the African wild are herbivores most of the time but they don’t hesitate to become little carnivores once an opportunity like this presents itself. In general, lizards and squirrels are never seen together or associated with one another in the wild. The lizard and squirrels were joined by an interesting wide variety of wild birds. It was a rare occasion to see all these different species of animals together, peacefully making the most of a rare and healthy snack. This abundance in flying termites only occur after a good drenching of rain. Termites reproduce by establishing new colonies and the vectors for this task are the winged reproductive castes called alates. The worker termites open special guarded entrances allowing the fertile alates to exit the mound. This happens only once a year for each colony. These alates are highly nutritious and rich in protein. They provide a major food source to many creatures as well as humans.