Photo 1. A male beautiful jumper spider, photographed while stalking prey on a sunlit limestone rock. (Photo by M. Randić) JUMPING SPIDERS In the environs …
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Photo 1. A flower crab spider (Misumena vatia) on a daisy. This species has the ability to change the colour of its body to match …
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Photo 1. The star-shaped web of a star-web spider (Uroctea durandi), hiding in the crack of a decayed oak trunk (Photo by M. Randić) INTERESTING …
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Photo 1. The book Leptiri Hrvatske (Butterflies of Croatia) states that the oak hawk moth (Marumba quercus) can be found rarely and only locally, and …
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Photo 1. Žbeljac Pond as seen from the top of Žbeljac Hill (Photo by M. Randić) Žbeljac Pond Žbeljac Pond is located in a small …
Cleopatra butterfly
Photo 1. A Cleopatra butterfly at Paržine Cove on Ilovik Island (Photo by M. Randić) CLEOPATRA BUTTERFLY The Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra) is native to …
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Photo 1. The caterpillar of the spurge hawk moth is preparing for pupation. Pupation lasts through the winter and the first generation of moths emerges …
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Photo 1. Snowdrops blossoming in the Obruč Mountain cluster (Photo by M. Randić) PRE-SPRING AT THE FOOT OF OBRUČ MOUNTAIN While the recently fallen snow …
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Photo 1. The bark of the hop hornbeam tree is smooth on the windward side but cracked on the opposite, leeward side (Photo by M. …
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Photo 1. A rocky pasture on Tramutana on Cres Island is shrouded by low-lying clouds (Photo by M. Randić) Specific features of the Kvarner islands …