The Great Grey Shrike sits on exposed perches like a real bird of prey and watches its prey. The fact that it is much smaller than a buzzard or a […]
Continue reading ›
Pollinators include not only bees and bumblebees, but also butterflies. With its fuzzy fur, the Gynaephora selenitica is not only always well coiffed, but also an excellent pollen taxi. The […]
“Stormfarter” is a somewhat disrespectful nickname for the Mud loach, which is also called weatherfish. These names refer to a very special characteristic – accessory intestinal respiration. The mud loach […]
One of the few animals that benefit from the ubiquitous over-fertilisation of water bodies is the Northern Shoveler. It finds more nutrient-rich plant remains in over-fertilised waters and therefore also […]
The purple golden-drop can only be found in a few places in Germany. It occurs in the Großer Sand nature reserve, which is located in the Mainz Basin. The population […]
Brandenburg’s butterfly researchers could hardly believe their luck in 2003. In the heatwave summer, in which man and nature everywhere had a hard time, there was a wonderful surprise. The […]
The North Atlantic Right Whale is a slow swimming baleen whale up to 18 m long. Its leisurely drifting on the surface, its thick layer of fat and oil, and […]
A sensing thread that can smell and taste at the same time sounds like science fiction, but it is reality: the palpine moth has such an organ. The owl butterflies […]
A gifted actor at the edge of the river? That’s the riverside runner! Its hurried stride along unobstructed riverbanks is its trademark. But it develops its acting skills during the […]
There is only one plant of the spring pasque flower left in Rhineland-Palatinate. Yet it is a beautiful flower with a long flowering period. Its downfall is its preference for […]