[Прочитать на русском] My observations of how the spider wasp Parabatozonus lacerticida (Pallas, 1771) arranges a nest with food reserves for her future larva. Once in the morning, I hiked near Dzhankhot and saw a wasp Parabatozonus lacerticida circled above the surface of ground without grass. Then it ran across the ground, then took off […]
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The Papai sketches
[Прочитать на русском] I’ve been here many times. And I’m drawn to this place all the time. Papai is the most western mountain range of the Greater Caucasus, with rocky outcrops. Five major peaks (Northern Papai, Central Papai, Main Papai, Eastern Papai and Western Papai) form tht so-called «Papai Saw» with a length of about […]
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Wheatgrass (Agropyron pinifolium)
Woodruff (Asperula sp.)
Bellflower (Campanula longistyla)
The cantabrican morning glory (Convolvulus cantabrica)
European smoketree (Cotinus coggygria)
Burning bush (Dictamnus gymnostylis)
The glandular globe-thistle (Echinops sphaerocephalus)
Spurge (Euphorbia sp.)
The field cow-wheat (Melampyrum arvense)
The common grape hyacinth (Muscari neglectum)
Lampwick plant (Phlomis majkopensis)
The goldmoss stonecrop (Sedum acre)
The Spanish stonecrop (Sedum hispanicum)
The crownvetch (Securigera varia)
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Житняк хвоелистный (Agropyron pinifolium)
Ясменник (Asperula sp.)
Колокольчик длинностолбиковый (Campanula longistyla)
Вьюнок кантабрийский (Convolvulus cantabrica)
Скумпия кожевенная (Cotinus coggygria)
Ясенец голостолбиковый (Dictamnus gymnostylis)
Мордовник шароголовый (Echinops sphaerocephalus)
Молочай (Euphorbia)
Марьянник полевой (Melampyrum arvense)
Мышиный гиацинт незамеченный (Muscari neglectum)
Зопник майкопский (Phlomis majkopensis)
Очиток едкий (Sedum acre)
Очиток испанский (Sedum hispanicum)
Секироплодник пёстрый (Securigera varia)
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Ironwort (Sideritis euxina)
Salvia ringens
Salvia ringens
Dianthus acantholimonoides
European bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata)
European bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata)
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Железница черноморская (Sideritis euxina)
Шалфей раскрытый (Salvia ringens)
Шалфей раскрытый (Salvia ringens)
Гвоздика акантолимоновидная (Dianthus acantholimonoides)
Клекачка перистая (Staphylea pinnata)
Клекачка перистая (Staphylea pinnata)
The European legless lizard – Pseudopus apodus thracius (Obst, 1978)
[Прочитать на русском] This is the largest legless lizard. The body length often exceeds 1 m. The European legless lizard (also commonly called Pallas’ glass lizard) looks like a snake by its appearance. However, he is not as flexible as a snake. In the anterior part of the body, each side with a well-marked longitudinal […]
Pseudopus apodus
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Pseudopus apodus thracius _MG_8594
Anacamptis morio — the green-winged orchid
[Прочитать на русском] This species is listed in the Red Book of Russia, but in some localities it is still found in large numbers. At the April, these orchids massively bloom in some places in the Seversky district of the Krasnodar Territory. The congestions of flowering plants are well visible from afar, as they are […]