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|| The males of this green critter have such massive hind femoras that people call it a “maillot vert” (the green jersey is worn by the best sprinter during Tour de France). They are an important pollinator species all across Western Europe. | || The males of this green critter have such massive hind femoras that people call it a “maillot vert” (the green jersey is worn by the best sprinter during Tour de France). They are an important pollinator species all across Western Europe. | ||
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| French name | English name | Latin name | Pictures | About the species |
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| Araignée citron | Goldenrod crab spider | Misumena vatia | File:Misumena-vatia 1.jpg File:Misumena-vatia 3story.jpg | These spiders are famous for their flower imitation ability: they can change their color from white to yellow in a matter of days, depending of the flowers surrounding them. |
| Otio du Jura | Jura weevil | Otiorhynchus coecus | File:Otiorhynchus-coecus 1.jpg File:Otiorhynchus-coecus 3story.jpg | These weevils. |
| Œdémère noble | False oil beetle | Oedemera nobilis |  
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The males of this green critter have such massive hind femoras that people call it a “maillot vert” (the green jersey is worn by the best sprinter during Tour de France). They are an important pollinator species all across Western Europe. |
Modeling technique
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2024.03 Marseille . Philanthe apivore . European beewolf . Philanthus triangulum .
- dead #figurine #santon #terracotta #clay #modelage
- art #france
2024.03 Marseille . Hanneton commun . Common cockchafer . Melolontha melolontha .
- dead #figurine #santon #terracotta #clay #modelage #coleoptera #hanneton #cockchafer #pest #antennae #provence #entomology #art #france
As they multiply, cockchafers can become a farmers’ nightmare, eating plants’ roots unnoticed. Their life cycle is 3 years long, spent mostly deep in the soil.
2024.03 Marseille
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Barbitiste languedocien (mâle)
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Languedocian bush cricket (male)
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Barbitistes fischeri
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- dead #figurine #santon #terracotta #clay #modelage #orthoptera #barbitiste #bush #cricket #languedoc #provence #entomology #art #france
2024.03 Marseille
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Pimélie
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Darkling beetle
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Pimelia bipunctata
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- dead #figurine #santon #terracotta #clay #modelage #coleoptera #tenebrionidae #pimelie #darkling #beetle #provence #entomology #art #france
Most darkling beetles (tenebrionids) are cute plant scavengers.
2024.03 Marseille
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Grande perle (nymphe)
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Stonefly (nymph)
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Perla bipunctata (naiad)
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- dead #figurine #santon #terracotta #clay #modelage #plecoptera #perle #stonefly #nymph #provence #entomology #art #france
This is a nymph (juvenile form) stonefly. Stoneflies are believed to be one of the most primitive groups of winged insects. Finding these nymphs, called “naiads”, in water streams is an indicator of excellent water quality.
2024.03 Marseille
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Frelon d'Europe
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European hornet
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Vespa crabro
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- dead #figurine #santon #terracotta #clay #modelage #hymenoptera #frelon #hornet #yellow #pest #control #provence #entomology #art #france
These are useful predator for the European ecosystems, and they are no better than asian hornet, which was now here for so long that it is part of it too. Only females possess a stinger, it is a modified egg laying device: males cannot sting. Colonies live in paper nests located in dark places. Nests are made by female workers’ cement: they chew bark and trees mixed with their saliva to build their home.
2024.03 Marseille
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Criquet bariolé
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Large banded grasshopper
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Arcyptera fusca
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- dead #figurine #santon #terracotta #clay #modelage #orthoptera #alpine #pasture #criquet #bariole #banded #grasshopper #provence #entomology #art #france
2024.03 Marseille
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Chrysomèle fastueuse
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Dead-nettle leaf beetle
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Chrysolina fastuosa
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- dead #figurine #santon #terracotta #clay #modelage #coleoptera #chrysomele #fastueuse #dead-nettle #leaf #beetle #firebug #provence #entomology #art #france
2024.03 Marseille
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Perce-oreille commun
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European earwing
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Forticula auricularia
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- dead #figurine #santon #terracotta #clay #modelage #dermaptera #perce-oreille #earwing #provence #entomology #art #france
2024.03 Marseille
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Bupreste à neuf tâches
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Jewel beetle with nine spots
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Buprestis novemmaculata
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- dead #figurine #santon #terracotta #clay #modelage #coleoptera #bupreste #jewel #beetle #9 #provence #entomology #art #france
Adults feed on pollen while larvaes dig tunnels into pines’ wood
2024.03 Marseille
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Gendarme
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Firebug
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Pyrrhocoris apterus
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- dead #figurine #santon #terracotta #clay #modelage #hemiptera #punaise #gendarme #firebug #provence #entomology #art #france
2024.03 Marseille
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Empuse commune
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Conehead mantis
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Empusa pennata
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- dead #figurine #santon #terracotta #clay #modelage #mantodea #mante #empuse #conehead #mantis #provence #entomology #art #france
2024.03 Marseille
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Clyte trifascié
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Chlorophorus trifasciatus
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- dead #figurine #santon #terracotta #clay #modelage #coleoptera #clyte #trifascie #longhorn #beetle #provence #entomology #art #france
Longhorn beetles are also essential pollinators