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Mehdi Chetibi
@mehdichetibi.bsky.social
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I'm here to share my journey exploring the natural world, mainly in northeastern Algeria, and what I learn about it using iNaturalist.

🌍 Algeria
👤 https://www.inaturalist.org/people/mehdichetibi
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Cassida deflorata
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#insects #entomology #Coleoptera #iNaturalist
December 27, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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Neotinea lactea
April, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1109m

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Botany #Orchids #Orchidaceae #Neotinea #iNaturalist
December 17, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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Chrysanthia viridissima
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#insects #entomology #Coleoptera #iNaturalist
December 15, 2024 at 2:57 PM
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Copium teucrii (top) small parasite of Teucrium sp. (bottom) creating floral galls
June, 2022
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observations:
1. www.inaturalist.org/observations...
2. www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Insects #Botany #galls #Copium #Teucrium #iNaturalist
December 14, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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Sedum cepaea
Jijel, Algeria
Alt. 232m

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Botany #Crassulaceae #Sedum #iNaturalist
December 11, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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Calocoris nemoralis
April-May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Same species, diverse patterns and colors, often found togerher in the same place.

#Entomology #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #Miridae #Calocoris #iNaturalist
December 10, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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Rupicapnos numidica
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

This saxicolous species is endemic to cliffs in northeastern Algeria and western Tunisia.

#Botany #Papaveraceae #Rupicapnos #iNaturalist
December 10, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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Eucera sp.
June, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1193m

Two sleeping males

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Bees #Hymenoptera #Apidae
#Eucera #iNaturalist
December 9, 2024 at 10:13 PM
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Carabus famini ssp. algiricus feeding on Carabus morbillosus
December, 2020
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1130m

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Entomology
#Insects #Coleoptera #Carabidae #Carabus #iNaturalist
December 9, 2024 at 11:13 AM
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Algerian fir
Abies numidica
September, 2020
Djebel Babor, Algeria
Alt. 1956m
Critically Endangered (IUCN Red List)

This remarkable tree is the only indigenous fir species in Algeria, restricted to Djebel Babor, its unique natural habitat.

#Borany #Trees #Abies #Fir #endemic #iNaturalist
December 8, 2024 at 11:29 AM
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Philaeus chrysops
Female
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#arachnids #Salticidae #Philaeus #iNaturalist
December 8, 2024 at 10:50 AM
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Philaeus chrysops
Male
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#arachnids #Salticidae #Philaeus #iNaturalist
December 8, 2024 at 10:46 AM
mehdichetibi.bsky.social
Thinornis dubius
Constantine, Algeria

Three of the four eggs in the nest successfully fledged, which was surprising given all the disruptions around the site.

#Birds #Thinornis #Charadrius #iNaturalist
December 7, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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Limodorum abortivum
May, 2021
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 951m

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Botany #Orchids #Limodorum #iNaturalist
December 7, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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Biarum dispar
October, 2022
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 762m

Native to: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Sardegna, Spain, Tunisia

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Botany #Araceae #Biarum #iNaturalist
December 6, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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Episyrphus balteatus
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 662m

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#insects #diptera #Syrphidae #iNaturalist
December 5, 2024 at 7:18 PM
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Scilla peruviana L.
April, 2024
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1018m

Despite its name, Scilla peruviana is native to the Mediterranean, not Peru, a naming confusion made by Clusius and maintained by Linnaeus that persists due to botanical naming rules.

#Botany #Asparagaceae #bulbs #iNaturalist
December 5, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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Eucera sp.
May, 2022
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1130m

Male sleeping aggregation of the solitary long-horned bees

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Bees #Hymenoptera #Apidae
#Eucera #iNaturalist
December 4, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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Campanula numidica Dur.
November, 2022
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 490m

This rare saxicolous species is endemic to a few rocky places in the Constantine area.

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Campanulaceae #Campanula
#Botany #iNaturalist
December 4, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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Copris hispanus
Feb, 2024
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1027m

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#insect #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae #Copris #iNaturalist
December 3, 2024 at 10:19 PM
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Ophrys pallida Raf.
April, 2024
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1035m

A rare and very localized species, known only from the regions of Palermo (Sicily, Italy), Constantine, and Jijel (Algeria).

#Botany #Orchid #Ophrys #iNaturalist
December 2, 2024 at 11:40 PM
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Ceratocephala falcata (L.) Cramer
Mars, 2024
Batna, Algeria
Alt. 880m

#Ranunculaceae #Ceratoceohala #iNaturalist
December 2, 2024 at 12:25 PM
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Himantoglossum robertianum
Feb, 2024
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 620m

#Orchid #Himantoglossum #iNaturalist
December 1, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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Ambrosina bassii
January, 2024
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 580m
Endemic to the coastline of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

The flower of this species features a sophisticated adaptation to accommodate its pollinator within a lower chamber, accessible via a small entrance located at the top.
November 30, 2024 at 11:32 AM
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Primula vulgaris subsp. atlantica
Mai, 2023
Djebel Babor
Alt. 1566m
This subspecies is endemic to Algeria and Morocco.

While Primula vulgaris is common in Europe, its North African subspecies is a rare find in Algeria, residing solely in humid mountain forests.

#Primrose #botany #inaturalist
November 26, 2024 at 2:27 PM