This thread would have been more useful if it compared Stacks to other existing peer-reviewed journals
12.01.2025 10:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@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. π Algeria π€ https://www.inaturalist.org/people/mehdichetibi
This thread would have been more useful if it compared Stacks to other existing peer-reviewed journals
12.01.2025 10:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Cassida deflorata
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#insects #entomology #Coleoptera #iNaturalist
Neotinea lactea
April, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1109m
Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#Botany #Orchids #Orchidaceae #Neotinea #iNaturalist
This bee is adopted
17.12.2024 00:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0You're welcome :)
16.12.2024 12:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It 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 π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Chrysanthia viridissima
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#insects #entomology #Coleoptera #iNaturalist
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
Sedum cepaea
Jijel, Algeria
Alt. 232m
Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#Botany #Crassulaceae #Sedum #iNaturalist
Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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
Link to the observations:
1. www.inaturalist.org/observations...
2. www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#Bees #Hymenoptera #Apidae
#Eucera #iNaturalist
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
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:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#arachnids #Salticidae #Philaeus #iNaturalist
Philaeus chrysops
Male
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#arachnids #Salticidae #Philaeus #iNaturalist
Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#Botany #Orchids #Limodorum #iNaturalist
Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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
Episyrphus balteatus
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 662m
Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#insects #diptera #Syrphidae #iNaturalist
Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#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:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#Campanulaceae #Campanula
#Botany #iNaturalist
Copris hispanus
Feb, 2024
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1027m
Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#insect #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae #Copris #iNaturalist
Link to the observations on iNaturalist:
1- www.inaturalist.org/observations...
2- www.inaturalist.org/observations...