Το πετρόχτιστο ξωκλήσι του Άγιου Ερμογένη, που κτίστηκε προς τιμήν του Αγίου, αφότου η κοντινή θάλασσα έβγαλε στην ακτή το λείψανό του, που είχαν ρίξει στη θάλασσα, αφότου τον αποκεφάλισαν, ειδωλολάτρες στη Σάμο. Απέναντι απ’ το εκκλησάκι βρίσκεται και ένας καλά διατηρημένος αρχαίος βασιλικός τάφος.
Bombylius is a large genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae. They are known as the bee-flies, due to their striking resemblance to bees and bumblebees, and are distributed world-wide. One species of the genus, Bombylius major, is widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere and is very well known.
Philanthus triangulum, commonly known as the European beewolf or the bee-eating philanthus (from the now obsolete synonym Philanthus apivorus), is a solitary wasp that lives in Europe and Northern Africa. Although the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), the species derives its name from the behavior of the inseminated females, who hunt Western honey bees. The female places several of its paralyzed prey together with an egg in a small underground chamber, to serve as food for the wasp larvae. All members of the genus Philanthus hunt various species of bees, but P. triangulum is apparently the only one that specializes in Western honey bees.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cyprus birds of prey - Αρπαχτικά πουλιά της Κύπρου
Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae) is a medium-sized falcon. It belongs to the hobby group, a rather close-knit number of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis. The sooty falcon is sometimes considered its closest relative, but while they certainly belong to the same lineage, they do not seem to be close sister species. Eleonora's falcon is named after Eleonor of Arborea, national heroine of Sardinia
Eleonora's falcon is an elegant bird of prey, 36–42 cm (14–17 in) long with an 87–104 cm (34–41 in) wingspan. It is shaped like a large Eurasian hobby or a small slender peregrine falcon, with its long pointed wings, long tail and slim body. There are two colour morphs: The adult dark morph is all sooty brown, with black underwing coverts. The light morph is more like a juvenile Eurasian hobby, but has buff underparts, and also shows the contrast between the black underwing coverts and paler base to the flight feathers. Young birds are also like a large juvenile hobby, but the pale underparts contrast with darker wingtips and wing coverts. The call is a typical falcon kek-kek-kek.
This species breeds on islands in the Mediterranean particularly off Greece (where two-thirds of the world's population breeds), but also in the Canary Islands, Ibiza and off Spain, Italy, Croatia, Morocco and Algeria. Tilos Park is the breeding area for 10% of the world population of Eleonora's falcons. Six hundred and fifty pairs of this species breed on this island according to research conducted by the Hellenic Ornithological Society and the European Union LIFE-Nature program of Tilos. It is rare as a vagrant north of its range.
This is a long-distance migrant, wintering in Madagascar. The migration route has been recently discovered and, contrary to previous suggestions, it has been demonstrated by satellite telemetry to be inland through the African continent. Traditionally it has been suggested to be coastal, with birds from the western end of the Mediterranean flying to Suezbefore flying south down the Red Sea, and across the Horn of Africa. However, recent satellite tracked animals by Spanish and German researchers have demonstrated an inland route through the Sahara Desert, the equatorial rainforests until reaching Kenya and Mozambique. The total distance covered during the flight has reached up to 9,000 km (5,600 mi) for a single one-way trip.
It will take large insects, such as dragonflies, which are transferred from talons to beak and eaten in flight.
This species has a delayed breeding season, in late summer, because it is a specialist hunter of migrating birds which pass through the Mediterranean islands at this time of year. It captures small birds in flight, using its speed and aerobatic skills. Birds spend much time cruising along coastal cliffs with steady wingbeats watching for tired incoming migrants. During a fieldwork study in Mogador island,Morocco, researchers found that Eleonora's Falcons are imprisoning live prey in rock crevices for later consumption. This falcon is unique in that it is one of the few species that breeds during early autumn, feeding its chicks with other migratory birds that are in abundance that period. It is also one of the few falcon species that creates breeding colonies. It nests on coastal cliffs, laying up to four eggs.
Ο Μαυροπετρίτης είναι είδος γνήσιου γερακιού (γένος Falco), που απαντά και στον ελληνικό χώρο.
Ο μαυροπετρίτης είναι πλήρως μεταναστευτικό είδος του Παλαιού Κόσμου, με εξαιρετικά περιορισμένο και διακεκομμένο φάσμα κατανομής. Έρχεται να αναπαραχθεί στην ευρύτερη περιοχή της Μεσογείου, από την Κύπρο μέχρι τα Κανάρια και από την Κροατία μέχρι το ΒΔ. Μαρόκο και την Αλγερία, αλλά σε πολύ εξειδικευμένα οικοσυστήματα που περιορίζουν την εξάπλωσή του (βλ. Βιότοπος). Η Ελλάδα αποτελεί από τις σημαντικότερες αναπαραγωγικές επικράτειες του πτηνού, παγκοσμίως (βλ. Κατάσταση στην Ελλάδα).
The beet armyworm or small mottled willow moth (Spodoptera exigua) is one of the best-known agricultural pest insects. It is also known as the asparagus fern caterpillar. It is native to Asia, but has been introduced worldwide and is now found almost anywhere its many host crops are grown. The voracious larvae are the main culprits. They are greenish-brown cutworms, soft and bulging caterpillars with dark longitudinal stripes. The adult is a drab brown or grey moth 2 to 3 cm in wingspan.
Hodebertia is a genus of micro-moth of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Hodebertia testalis, and is found in the tropics, but ranges north to parts of Europe on occasion.
Aglossa pinguinalis, also known as the large tabby, is a moth in the Pyralinae subfamily.
Evania appendigaster is a species of wasp in the family Evaniidae, the ensign wasps. Its native range is not known, but it likely originated in Asia. Today it occurs throughout the tropics and subtropics and in many temperate regions. It is a parasitoid wasp known for specializing on cockroaches.
This wasp reproduces by laying eggs in the egg cases, or oothecae, of cockroaches. The wasplarvae use the cockroach eggs as a food source. Host cockroaches include the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), Australian cockroach (P. australasiae), brown cockroach (P. brunnea), Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), whitemargined cockroach (Melanozosteria soror), and harlequin cockroach (Neostylopyga rhombifolia).
