Mehdi Chetibi

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

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@javilopen If you have taken photos of plants, animals, insects... it would be nice to share them on https://t.co/v8pVDQCICB

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Neotinea lactea
April, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1109m

Link to the observation:
https://t.co/7zPcvcIG1e

#Botany #Orchids #Orchidaceae #Neotinea #iNaturalistm

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Chrysanthia viridissima?
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
https://t.co/HZ4aAy07K7

#insects #entomology #Coleoptera #iNaturalist

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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. https://t.co/woIr8mEieQ
2. https://t.co/DrTyd8MqsF

#Insects #Botany #galls #Copium #Teucrium #iNaturalist

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Sedum cepaea
Jijel, Algeria
Alt. 232m

Link to the observation:
https://t.co/EfGXYIAOI1

#Botany #Crassulaceae #Sedum #iNaturalist

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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

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Link to the observations:
1. https://t.co/rdg9LsnfKm
2. https://t.co/ngncwhCWmQ

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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

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Eucera sp.
June, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1193m

Two sleeping males

Link to the observation:
https://t.co/P4F2DZNlaV

#Bees #Hymenoptera #Apidae
#Eucera #iNaturalist

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Carabus famini ssp. algiricus feeding on Carabus morbillosus
December, 2020
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1130m

Link to the observation:
https://t.co/tdEkgKmtPu

#Entomology
#Insects #Coleoptera #Carabidae #Carabus #iNaturalist

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Link to the observation:
https://t.co/vVtdhKg2Cg

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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 #iNaturalist

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Philaeus chrysops
Female
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
https://t.co/kgwVoM3YrU

#arachnids #Salticidae #Philaeus #iNaturalist

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Philaeus chrysops
Male
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria

Link to the observation:
https://t.co/KuzljK8tUp

#arachnids #Salticidae #Philaeus #iNaturalist

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Thinornis dubius
Constantine, Algeria

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

Link to the observation:
https://t.co/8QlPYGwT6t

#Birds #Thinornis #Charadrius #iNaturalist

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Limodorum abortivum
May, 2021
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 951m

Link to the observation:
https://t.co/TAc7VlW8gc

#Botany #Orchids #Limodorum #iNaturalist

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Biarum dispar
October, 2022
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 762m

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

Link to the observation:
https://t.co/rwK3pk0VNi

#Botany #Araceae #Biarum #iNaturalist

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Episyrphus balteatus
May, 2023
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 662m

Link to the observation:
https://t.co/Z8XYzDrqBv

#insects #diptera #Syrphidae #iNaturalist

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Link to the observation:
https://t.co/RqUWdH5FtU

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Scilla peruviana L.
April, 2024
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1018m

Despite its name, it 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