Bats have been discredited since Covid19. Although the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated from a virus circulating in Asian bats, it shows considerable changes. According to previous knowledge, SARS-like coronaviruses always require […]
The tiger moth subfamily is named for its particularly fuzzy-haired caterpillars. The caterpillar of the hebe tiger moth curls up in a state of shock and then resembles the spiny […]
The short-toed snake eagle is significantly larger than a buzzard and has a wingspan of 160 to 178 cm. It prefers to use thermal winds and likes to hover over […]
The rattle grasshoper used to occur in heathland areas of northern Germany, but also with us in Rhineland-Palatinate, but is extinct here. The rattle grasshopper likes it warm, sunny and […]
The great sundew is a bog plant from the fascinating genus of carnivorous plants. It is one of only three species that also occur in Central Europe. After bog renaturation […]
The conspicuous parti-colured bat is regularly found in Rhineland-Palatinate only as a visitor during the mating season in winter. In summer it is found only extremely rarely. However, it can […]
In the Palatinate Forest live little goblins who used to help the poor winegrowers out of many a tricky situation, but also drove many a citizen to despair with their […]
The chestnut heath is a worldwide occurring but rare butterfly and belongs to the so-called diffrent-habitat inhabitants. This means that it inhabits different biotopes in the various stages of development […]
The short-eared owl is a very special owl. It is also easy to observe during the day. Above all during the young rearigng, it doesn’t have any time to oversleep […]
The four leaf clover is a water plant that can only be found in one place in Rhineland-Palatinate: Only in the Altrhein near Altrip the species finds a suitable habitat. […]