Picromerus bidens is a shieldbug that attacks and feeds on many different types of insects, in particular butterfly caterpillars and the larvae of beetles and hymenoptera…
Dalmatian stone grasshopper
The Dalmatian stone grasshopper (Prionotropis histrix) is a large, thick-set insect, whose appearance reminds us of a medieval armoured soldier. Armed with barbs along its legs, it does seem rather scary…
Nest of the Polistes wasp
On the dry meadows and rock pastures of Rijeka’s environs we can often come across the nests of wasps in the genus Polistes. The best known wasp in this genus is P. gallicus…