CATHERINE FRAISSE
Naturalists & Scientists illustrations
The “miniature” world
A “miniature” world with incredible diversity. Each playing an essential role in “the chain of life”.
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Ephippiger diurnus female
The Ephippiger is a grasshopper whose particularity is to have vestigial wings which do not allow him to fly. Here we can observe the oviscapt, a long saber-shaped bridge organ, only present in females.
02
male stag beetle
The stag beetle is a beetle whose immense mandibles of the males can recall the antlers of a deer.
03
Eupeodes corollae
The Eupeodes corollae, also called the Corolla hoverfly, is a pollinating fly and a major consumer of aphids. It is a migratory species which ranges from Ireland to France via England.
04
Green Lizard
The Green Lizard is larger than the wall lizards of our French southern regions, with a size of around 25 to 30 cm. The male can be recognized by its characteristic blue-turquoise throat. It feeds on larvae, spiders, worms and beetles.
