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|| This is a nymph (juvenile form) stonefly, which 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. | || This is a nymph (juvenile form) stonefly, which 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. | ||
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! | ! Pimélie | ||
| | | Darkling beetle || Pimelia bipunctata || [[File:pimelia-bipunctata_3wiki.jpg|398px]] [[File:pimelia-bipunctata_3story.jpg|175px]] | ||
|| Most darkling beetles (tenebrionids) are cute plant scavengers. Pimelia bipunctata are capable of secreting a smelly red liquid when they feel threaten. | |||
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! Barbitiste languedocien (mâle) | |||
| Languedocian bush cricket (male) || Barbitistes fischeri || [[File:barbitistes-fischeri_3wiki.jpg|398px]] [[File:barbitistes-fischeri_3story.jpg|175px]] | |||
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! | ! Hanneton commun | ||
| | | Common cockchafer || Melolontha melolontha || [[File:melolontha-melolontha_3wiki.jpg|398px]] [[File:melolontha-melolontha_3story.jpg|175px]] | ||
|| | || As they multiply, cockchafers can become a farmers’ nightmare, eating plants’ roots unnoticed. Their life cycle is 3 years long, spent mostly buried in the soil. | ||
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! Criquet bariolé | ! Criquet bariolé | ||