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0 0 Eyelash plant; Arabic: Shawk ud-dhubb

Eyelash plant; Arabic: Shawk ud-dhubb

by KaranS.RaghwaAl Ain - ‏العين‎, United Arab Emirates

These photos were taken in Wadi Tarbat area of Al

0 0 Buckwheat or knotweed family-Polygonaceae; Arabic-humayth, hambasees

Buckwheat or knotweed family-Polygonaceae; Arabic-humayth, hambasees

by KaranS.RaghwaAl Ain - ‏العين‎, United Arab Emirates

; fruit is covered with bright red papery wings. Photo taken at Wadi Tarbat, Al ...

1 1 Leaf beetle

Leaf beetle

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small bicolored Coleoptera, not more than 1cm in length.

0 0 Eurasian Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Seen mid March in a small urban setting at the basis of slopes of Jura Mountain ...

0 0 Eurasian Coot

Eurasian Coot

by Zlatan Celebic

Small bird from Coot (Rallidae) family. It s all black with white frontal ...

2 0 Script lichen

Script lichen

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Thallus no more than 1 cm in diameter, whitish; with a script-looking blackish ...

1 0 Large White

Large White

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Mainly white butterfly, with some black spots on wings and dark-grey tips. ...

2 0 Orange Tip

Orange Tip

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Portrayed here male, easily recognised by these bright orange upper halves of ...

1 0 10-spot ladybird

10-spot ladybird

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small lady-beetle, less than 1 cm in length. Brownish elytres with cream ...

0 0 Creeping Buttercup

Creeping Buttercup

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Growing in massif, and producing plenty of bright yellow and shiny small (2cm ...

1 0 Soldier Beetle

Soldier Beetle

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Bright colored predatory Soldier beetle, red and black, some 15mm in length. ...

1 0 Serin

Serin

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small (a bit smaller than sparrow) european finch, distinctive yellow ...

0 0 Heart and Dart

Heart and Dart

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

All-brown moth with spots on forewings; about 3 to 4 cm in length.

2 0 Crucifer Shield-bug

Crucifer Shield-bug

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small (approx 10 to 12 mm) black and shiny shield-bug, with white-yellowish ...

2 0 Tiny Button Lichen

Tiny Button Lichen

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Forms tiny buttons, dark brown or black, 2 to 5 mm in diameter, on bark of ...

2 0 Turkey Tail

Turkey Tail

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

A small group of carpophores, some 3 to 10 cm large, semi-circular in shape. ...

3 0 Marsh frog

Marsh frog

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Large and robust frog with long hind legs and well defined and visible central ...

1 0 Alpine Squill

Alpine Squill

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Alpine or Two-leaf Squill is the small, discreet, herbaceous plant from ...

1 0 Large Tortoiseshell

Large Tortoiseshell

by Zlatan CelebicGenève, Switzerland

Large very colourful butterfly, some 7 - 8 cm in wingspan. Wings are bright ...

1 0 Fairy Longhorn Moth

Fairy Longhorn Moth

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small diurnal moth with unusually long antennas - at least 3 times longer than ...

0 0 Red Slug

Red Slug

by Zlatan CelebicVaud, Switzerland

Approximately 12 cm in length, this slug is reddish brown and sports a ...

3 1 Artist's conk

Artist's conk

by Zlatan CelebicFerney-Voltaire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Huge carpophore, over 50 cm across. Hooflike close to the tree, becoming very ...

2 1 Four-spotted Moth

Four-spotted Moth

by Zlatan CelebicFerney-Voltaire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

A small mainly brown moth, some 15mm in length.

1 0 Fly honeysuckle

Fly honeysuckle

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Deciduous shrub, up to some 3m in height. White flowers, later replaced by ...

1 0 Leopard Slug

Leopard Slug

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Also known as Great grey slug, this mollusc is variable in color and patterns ...

1 0 Red-crested pochard

Red-crested pochard

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

The adult male of this diving duck is unmistakable (all photos). It has a black ...

0 0 Dog rose

Dog rose

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Wild rose or dog-rose is deciduous and thorny shrub, 1 to 5m tall when growing ...

0 0 Gadwall

Gadwall

by Zlatan Celebic

Medium sized and slender duck, some 50cm in length. Breeding male predominantly ...

0 0 Solomon's seal

Solomon's seal

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

The Solomon's seal is a perennial flowering plant from the Asparagaceae family, ...

1 0 Brown katydid

Brown katydid

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

It did look like a nymph of a katydid, but it is not - this katydid is a small ...

1 0 Spreading Bellflower

Spreading Bellflower

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Spreading bellflower is a biennial herbaceous plant, reaching the heights of 75 ...

0 0 Harvestman

Harvestman

by Zlatan CelebicGenève, Switzerland

A bit short of 1cm in length, the body of this Harvestman is mainly brown, with ...

3 0 Forest Bug

Forest Bug

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Some 15 mm long and flat shield-bug, predominantly bronze brown. It sports red ...

1 0 Horse Mint

Horse Mint

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

The Horse Mint is very variable herbaceous perennial plant; when rubbed, all ...

3 0 River skater

River skater

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Typical representative if its gender, this strider/skater is among the largest ...

1 1 Ermine moths

Ermine moths

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Members of the family Yponomeutidae are nocturnal moths, and their larvae lives ...

2 0 Birch Polypore

Birch Polypore

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

The same large polypore I described some half a year ago, totally changed, ...

4 1 Tinder Fungus

Tinder Fungus

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

All white hoof-like carpophore on a living broad-leaved tree; some 12 to 15 cm ...

0 0 Bumblebee

Bumblebee

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Typical bumblebee in size, predominantly black, with last three segments of ...

0 0 Blackcap

Blackcap

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small predominantly grey warbler, with a distinctive cap - black for male ...

1 0 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

The Red-headed Cardinal Beetle is a beetle of some 20cm in length, with ...

2 1 Pfeiffer's Amber Snail

Pfeiffer's Amber Snail

by Zlatan CelebicDruillat, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Small, tiny all black (or dark grey) snail, some 12mm in length, three wholrs ...

1 0 Garlic Mustard

Garlic Mustard

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

This plant, known under many names, is a herbaceous biennial flowering plant, ...

0 0 European Starling

European Starling

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

European or Common Starling is a very common european resident bird. Starling ...

0 0 Eurasian Jay

Eurasian Jay

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Roughly the size of feral pigeon, this corvid is a bird of striking colors: ...

1 0 Stonechat

Stonechat

by Zlatan CelebicVaud, Switzerland

Known as European Stonechat, this sparrow-sized flycatcher belongs to Old World ...

0 0 Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Bigger Thrush, over 25 cm in length, typical thrush in shape, with a more ...

5 0 Marsh frog

Marsh frog

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

A new generation of Marsh frog has arrived - tiny frogs: on pics N° 1 to 4, ...

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