Nature in the Lot (notably the Bouriane)

Items of natural history interest in the Département du Lot (46)(France) They follow on from articles which were published monthly over nine years in French News. Additions will be made each month.

Thursday, 31 December 2020

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INDEX To locate anything on this blog click here . If you find an error or wish to contact the author please click here Weather statis...

Tuesday, 13 September 2016

The Marchantia liverwort.

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The tiny Marchantia for me has always had a fascination. It looks so exotic. Though the fruiting stems stand less than 4 cms high, they...

The Biting Fly Stomomyx calcitrans

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This cursed fly seems to be more common than it used to be. To the unaided eye it looks like a rather small house fly. With the aid of ...

Monday, 29 August 2016

The Black Soldier Fly - Hermetia illucens

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The sort of beastie which is a creature that one should really know more about, but one doesn't. There are quite a few who do know a...

Wednesday, 24 August 2016

Grasshopper hunting wasps.

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In late summer when one opens a window, it is not unusual to find the groove at the bottom packed with pieces of cut hay packaging a numbe...

Thursday, 5 May 2016

Another pest from the Far East - Chestnut leaf gall wasps.

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Dryocosmus kuriphilus It looks almost like a Christmas decoration, doesn't it. But those two shining berry-like structures are ...

Sunday, 5 May 2013

Caterpillar eats orchid

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The tongue orchid produces no nectar. Yet in the tubular hollow formed by the petals one can find from time to time insects of vari...

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