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0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by arlandaAlcobendas, Madrid, Spain

grasshopper, saltamontes

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

Spotted in a Holm oak forest

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

Unknown spider

1 2 grass

grass

by arlandaAlcobendas, Madrid, Spain

some kind of graminoid, I guess

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

By the path in a holm oak forest

0 0 Bramble, zarzamora

Bramble, zarzamora

by arlandaAlcobendas, Madrid, Spain

Frosted bramble leaves

0 0 Gum rockrose, jara pringosa

Gum rockrose, jara pringosa

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

Gum rockrose fruit.

0 0 Wild sparagus & cobweb

Wild sparagus & cobweb

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

Wild sparagus covered by a cobweb

0 0 blackberry, zarzamora

blackberry, zarzamora

by arlandaAlcobendas, Madrid, Spain

Green blackberry.

0 0 Dociostaurus sp.

Dociostaurus sp.

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

Grasshopper. Difficult to assure which one

2 1 European honey bee, abeja doméstica

European honey bee, abeja doméstica

by arlandaAlcobendas, Madrid, Spain

Honey bee

0 0 Holm oak acorn

Holm oak acorn

by arlandaAlcobendas, Madrid, Spain

The acorn of Holm oak

2 0 Orchid

Orchid

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

Probably Orchis mascula or similar

0 0 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

medium size hoverfly

3 5 Puccinia sp.

Puccinia sp.

by arlandaAlcobendas, Madrid, Spain

Puccinia fungus on the underside of a leaf of Thapsia villosa. Puccinia is a ...

0 0 Holm oak acorn shell, cascara de bellota de encina

Holm oak acorn shell, cascara de bellota de encina

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

Empty shell of a Holm oak acorn.

4 0 Dandelion, diente de león

Dandelion, diente de león

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

Life and mathematics. Amazing symmetry in dandelion round balls of silver ...

0 4 sheet weaver spider web

sheet weaver spider web

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

spider web of 5 cm in diameter

0 1 Spanish wild boar footprints

Spanish wild boar footprints

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

All the ground around was scavenged.

0 1 Honey bee on a thistle flower

Honey bee on a thistle flower

by arlandaAlcobendas, Madrid, Spain

Bee on a golden spanish thistle (cardillo) flower

1 3 Bramble, zarzamora

Bramble, zarzamora

by arlandaAlcobendas, Madrid, Spain

not ripe yet.

12 16 Lichen communities

Lichen communities

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

Different lichen species on a Holm oak twig

1 0 Salvia-leaf willow, Bardaguera blanca

Salvia-leaf willow, Bardaguera blanca

by arlandaAlcobendas, Madrid, Spain

Salix salviifolia is a small tree 1 to 3 m high, endemic of the Iberian ...

1 1 Flesh fly; Moscarda de la carne

Flesh fly; Moscarda de la carne

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Flesh eating (Sarcofaga) fly. It is ovoviviparous, i.e., deposits already ...

2 0 Hygroscopic earthstar; Estrella de tierra

Hygroscopic earthstar; Estrella de tierra

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

The mushroom has two distinct parts. One of globular shape tears to release ...

18 21 Minstrel Bug

Minstrel Bug

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Graphosoma lineatum is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. It ...

6 5 Minstrel Bug

Minstrel Bug

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Graphosoma lineatum is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. It ...

2 0 Small Heath; Níspola

Small Heath; Níspola

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

The Small Heath is a lateral basker, only ever resting with its wings closed ...

2 0 Gonia fly

Gonia fly

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Fly of genus Gonia in the family Tachinidae, possibly G. ornata. it is an ...

0 0 Slime mold

Slime mold

by arlandaComunidad de Madrid, Spain

Slime mold, a member of the Myxomycetes class. 1-2 mm tall. Their spores are ...

1 0 Hoverfly; Sírfido

Hoverfly; Sírfido

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Syrphid. Chrysotoxum is a genus of hoverfly. This fly presents a typical case ...

4 0 Early purple orchid

Early purple orchid

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

It is a very polymorphous orchid. Orchis mascula is a herbaceous plant with ...

1 0 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Hoverfly that mimics a wasp. Male. Maybe E. corollae. E. corollae is a common ...

1 0 Montpelier cistus, jaguarzo negro

Montpelier cistus, jaguarzo negro

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

Cistus monspeliensis is a species of rockrose. It is a shrub with evergreen ...

1 0 Spotted rockrose

Spotted rockrose

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

The flowers are very variable with the characteristic spot at the base of the ...

0 3 Puffball?

Puffball?

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

spanish: cuesco de lobo. Camera Model: ...

0 0 Clover, trébol

Clover, trébol

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Dry trifolium flower wetted with the morning dew.

0 0 Physcia sp.

Physcia sp.

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Probably Physcia tenella, a foliose lichen, growing on a Holm oak leaf.

2 3 Blue Tit ; Herrerillo común

Blue Tit ; Herrerillo común

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Small blue tit eating seeds of a bulrush (Typha latifolia)

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Small caterpillar (2 cm) on a Holm oak twig, probably eating lichens.

1 0 Caterpillars; orugas

Caterpillars; orugas

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Two caterpilllars feeding on a rockrose button.

0 0 Beetle; Escarabajo

Beetle; Escarabajo

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Beetle

1 0 Cleonia

Cleonia

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Iberian endemism.

0 0 Katydid; Saltamontes longicornios

Katydid; Saltamontes longicornios

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Tettigoniidae

1 0 Katydid

Katydid

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Tettigoniidae.

0 0 Aphids; Pulgones

Aphids; Pulgones

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Aphids, small sap-sucking insects.

0 0 Dry Centaury; Centaurea Seca

Dry Centaury; Centaurea Seca

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Dry flowers of Centaurea sp. Probably C. ornata.

0 0 Katydid; Saltamontes Longicornio

Katydid; Saltamontes Longicornio

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Tettigoniidae

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