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Mehdi Chetibi

@mehdichetibi.bsky.social

I'm here to share my journey exploring the natural world, mainly in northeastern Algeria, and what I learn about it using iNaturalist. 🌍 Algeria πŸ‘€ https://www.inaturalist.org/people/mehdichetibi

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

12.01.2025 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cassida deflorata
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#insects #entomology #Coleoptera #iNaturalist

27.12.2024 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Neotinea lactea
April, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1109m

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Botany #Orchids #Orchidaceae #Neotinea #iNaturalist

17.12.2024 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This bee is adopted

17.12.2024 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You're welcome :)

16.12.2024 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

16.12.2024 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chrysanthia viridissima
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#insects #entomology #Coleoptera #iNaturalist

15.12.2024 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Copium teucrii (top) small parasite of Teucrium sp. (bottom) creating floral galls
June, 2022
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observations:
1. www.inaturalist.org/observations...
2. www.inaturalist.org/observations...

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

14.12.2024 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sedum cepaea
Jijel, Algeria
Alt. 232m

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Botany #Crassulaceae #Sedum #iNaturalist

11.12.2024 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

11.12.2024 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

10.12.2024 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Link to the observations:
1. www.inaturalist.org/observations...
2. www.inaturalist.org/observations...

10.12.2024 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

10.12.2024 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eucera sp.
June, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1193m

Two sleeping males

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Bees #Hymenoptera #Apidae
#Eucera #iNaturalist

09.12.2024 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carabus famini ssp. algiricus feeding on Carabus morbillosus
December, 2020
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1130m

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

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

09.12.2024 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

08.12.2024 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Philaeus chrysops
Female
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#arachnids #Salticidae #Philaeus #iNaturalist

08.12.2024 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Philaeus chrysops
Male
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#arachnids #Salticidae #Philaeus #iNaturalist

08.12.2024 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

07.12.2024 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

07.12.2024 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Limodorum abortivum
May, 2021
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 951m

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Botany #Orchids #Limodorum #iNaturalist

07.12.2024 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

06.12.2024 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Biarum dispar
October, 2022
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 762m

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

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Botany #Araceae #Biarum #iNaturalist

06.12.2024 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Episyrphus balteatus
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 662m

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#insects #diptera #Syrphidae #iNaturalist

05.12.2024 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

05.12.2024 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

05.12.2024 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eucera sp.
May, 2022
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1130m

Male sleeping aggregation of the solitary long-horned bees

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Bees #Hymenoptera #Apidae
#Eucera #iNaturalist

04.12.2024 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Campanulaceae #Campanula
#Botany #iNaturalist

04.12.2024 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Copris hispanus
Feb, 2024
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1027m

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#insect #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae #Copris #iNaturalist

03.12.2024 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Link to the observations on iNaturalist:
1- www.inaturalist.org/observations...
2- www.inaturalist.org/observations...

03.12.2024 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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