This thread would have been more useful if it compared Stacks to other existing peer-reviewed journals

Cassida deflorata
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
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#insects #entomology #Coleoptera #iNaturalist

Neotinea lactea
April, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1109m

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#Botany #Orchids #Orchidaceae #Neotinea #iNaturalist

This bee is adopted

You're welcome :)

Birdcage Thistle (Atractylis cancellata) Birdcage Thistle in June 2022 by Mehdi Chetibi

It always intrigued me why this cage of bracts around the Atractylis cancellata flowers, I thought it was perhaps to filter which insects can access it, or maybe to deter herbivores. You gave me a beautiful possible explanation for this species.

Chrysanthia viridissima
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
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#insects #entomology #Coleoptera #iNaturalist

Copium teucrii (top) small parasite of Teucrium sp. (bottom) creating floral galls
June, 2022
Constantine, Algeria

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#Insects #Botany #galls #Copium #Teucrium #iNaturalist

Sedum cepaea
Jijel, Algeria
Alt. 232m

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#Botany #Crassulaceae #Sedum #iNaturalist

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Calocoris nemoralis
April-May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Same species, diverse patterns and colors, often found togerher in the same place.

#Entomology #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #Miridae #Calocoris #iNaturalist

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Rupicapnos numidica
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

This saxicolous species is endemic to cliffs in northeastern Algeria and western Tunisia.

#Botany #Papaveraceae #Rupicapnos #iNaturalist

Eucera sp.
June, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1193m

Two sleeping males

Link to the observation:
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#Bees #Hymenoptera #Apidae
#Eucera #iNaturalist

Carabus famini ssp. algiricus feeding on Carabus morbillosus
December, 2020
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1130m

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#Entomology
#Insects #Coleoptera #Carabidae #Carabus #iNaturalist

Algerian fir
Abies numidica
September, 2020
Djebel Babor, Algeria
Alt. 1956m
Critically Endangered (IUCN Red List)

This remarkable tree is the only indigenous fir species in Algeria, restricted to Djebel Babor, its unique natural habitat.

#Borany #Trees #Abies #Fir #endemic #iNaturalist

Philaeus chrysops
Female
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
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#arachnids #Salticidae #Philaeus #iNaturalist

Philaeus chrysops
Male
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

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#arachnids #Salticidae #Philaeus #iNaturalist

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Thinornis dubius
Constantine, Algeria

Three of the four eggs in the nest successfully fledged, which was surprising given all the disruptions around the site.

#Birds #Thinornis #Charadrius #iNaturalist

Limodorum abortivum
May, 2021
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 951m

Link to the observation:
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#Botany #Orchids #Limodorum #iNaturalist

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Biarum dispar
October, 2022
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 762m

Native to: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Sardegna, Spain, Tunisia

Link to the observation:
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#Botany #Araceae #Biarum #iNaturalist

Episyrphus balteatus
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 662m

Link to the observation:
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#insects #diptera #Syrphidae #iNaturalist

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Scilla peruviana L.
April, 2024
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1018m

Despite its name, Scilla peruviana is native to the Mediterranean, not Peru, a naming confusion made by Clusius and maintained by Linnaeus that persists due to botanical naming rules.

#Botany #Asparagaceae #bulbs #iNaturalist

Eucera sp.
May, 2022
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1130m

Male sleeping aggregation of the solitary long-horned bees

Link to the observation:
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#Bees #Hymenoptera #Apidae
#Eucera #iNaturalist

Campanula numidica Dur.
November, 2022
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 490m

This rare saxicolous species is endemic to a few rocky places in the Constantine area.

Link to the observation:
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#Campanulaceae #Campanula
#Botany #iNaturalist

Copris hispanus
Feb, 2024
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1027m

Link to the observation:
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#insect #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae #Copris #iNaturalist

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