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! About the species | ! About the species | ||
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! Araignée citron | ! Araignée citron | ||
| Goldenrod crab spider || Misumena vatia || [[File:misumena-vatia_1.jpg|200px]] [[File:misumena-vatia_3story.jpg|100px]] | | Goldenrod crab spider || Misumena vatia || [[File:misumena-vatia_1.jpg|200px]] [[File:misumena-vatia_3story.jpg|100px]] | ||
|| 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. | || 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. | ||
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! Œdémère noble | ! Œdémère noble | ||
| False oil beetle || Oedemera nobilis || [[File:oedemera-nobilis_3wiki.jpg| | | False oil beetle || Oedemera nobilis || [[File:oedemera-nobilis_3wiki.jpg|398px]] [[File:oedemera-nobilis_3story.jpg|175px]] | ||
|| 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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