Family: Staphylinidae
Ocypus is a genus of rove beetle in the subfamily Staphylininae.
Photos Nicosia 14/4/2015 by George Konstantinou
Ocypus is a genus of rove beetle in the subfamily Staphylininae.
Photos Nicosia 14/4/2015 by George Konstantinou
The rich and rare biodiversity in Cyprus. The Cyprus biodiversity includes 1908 plants, 780 seashells, 250 fishes, more than 7.000 insects, 410 birds including migratory, 31 mammals, 9 snakes, 11 lizards,three amphibians, 120 land snails, fungi estimated 5-8 thousandand and three turtles.These numbers continually increase as a result of researc. Also see All about Cyprus. From George Konstantinou. Email - fanigeorge@hotmail.com - Το υλικό της ιστοσελίδας αποτελεί πνευματική ιδιοκτησία.
| Buff-tailed Bumblebee adult, close-up with infestation of mites Parasitellus sp. |
| Buff-tailed Bumblebee adult, close-up with infestation of mites Parasitellus sp. |
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Description: Menemerus semilimbatus are about 6.5–8.4 millimetres (0.26–0.33 in) long, the male being slightly smaller than the female. These fairly big jumping spiders are dorso-ventrally flattened and are covered with short dense, grayish-white hairs, with hairy whitish palps and a white band on the side margins of the carapace, showing also a small white, triangular marking in the middle. The eyes are large and forward-facing. The legs are light brown with darker rings and patches, while the abdomen is dorsally yellowish or greysh, with a characteristic pattern of several bright V-shaped markings. The females show a notch at the posterior edge of the epigyne and two oval depressions in the anterior half.





The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), or cachalot, is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of genus Physeter, and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia.
Mature males average at 16 metres (52 ft) in length but some may reach 20.5 metres (67 ft), with the head representing up to one-third of the animal's length. The sperm whale feeds primarily on squid. Plunging to 2,250 metres (7,382 ft) for prey, it is the second deepest diving mammal, following only the Cuvier's beaked whale. The sperm whale's clicking vocalization, a form of echolocation and communication, may be as loud as 230 decibels (re 1 µPa at 1 m) underwater, making it the loudest sound produced by any animal. It has the largest brain of any animal on Earth, more than five times heavier than a human's. Sperm whales can live for more than 60 years.
From the early eighteenth century through the late 20th, the species was a prime target of whalers. The head of the whale contains a liquid wax called spermaceti, from which the whale derives its name. Spermaceti was used in lubricants, oil lamps, and candles.Ambergris, a waste product from its digestive system, is still used as a fixative in perfumes. Occasionally the sperm whale's great size allowed it to defend itself effectively against whalers. The species is now protected by a whaling moratorium, and is currently listed asvulnerable by the IUCN.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Η φάλαινα φυσητήρας έχει μια γκρι απόχρωση σε όλο της το σώμα. Το κεφάλι της είναι στρογγυλό, με το στόμα της να βρίσκεται κάτω από τη μέση του κεφαλιού. Μετά το κεφάλι της, το σώμα της είναι ρυτιδωμένο, έως λίγο πριν την ουρά της. Η ουρά της είναι κάπως χοντρή, όπως άλλωστε και το υπόλοιπο σώμα της. Τα πτερύγιά της βρίσκονται αρκετά μπροστά, και είναι σχετικά μικρά σε σχέση με το πελώριο σώμα της.Κινείται όπως όλες η φάλαινες, ανεβοκατεβάζοντας την ουρά της.