Mediterranean ecosystems
This is a leaf-mining hispine beetle. Larvae mine leaves of rockrose.
This heterocera butterfly is of Noctuidae family. Its larvae measures more than 8 cm and can heat large amounts of kermes oak.
Juvenil of Ephippiger.
Species determination must be confirmed
Juvenil
Adults feeding on sheep dung.
This beautiful species of Diplopoda is endemic from a small area in southern France. Despite it can be locally abundant, this species is threatened due to its limited distribution and the importance of human activities in that aera.
This form, without yellow strip on the back, belong the subspecies aimatopodus. This species can be very abundant in guarrigue ecosystem where it consumes large amount of litter.
Here the animal is rolled up to protect itself against predators or desication.
Ant nest
Earthworm cast