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Global Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater

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Calopteryx exul (Glittering demoiselle)
This member of the broad-winged damselflies (Calopterygidae spp.) closely resembles the banded demoiselle (C. splendens) and has... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Calopteryx splendens waterstoni (Waterston demoiselle)
This damselfly is a subspecies of the banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), a large, robust damselfly with the same style... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Carabus olympiae (Carabo beetle)
Information on the carabo beetle is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cerambyx cerdo (Cerambyx longicorn)
This large and beautiful beetle has an elongated, thin body and, like all members of the longhorn family, has long antennae.... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Cherax destructor (Yabbie crayfish)
This smooth-shelled crayfish usually varies in colour from olive-green to brown, but can also be blue, yellow, red or black... More	5 Images	3 Videos

Cherax tenuimanus (Hairy marron)
One of the largest freshwater crayfish in the world, this hairy-shelled species has jet black pinchers and a paler olive-green... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Chlamydephorus dimidius (Snake skin hunter slug)
This imaginatively named slug earns its intriguing description for the snake-like texture to its skin, with dark-coloured grooves... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Chlorolestes apricans (Basking malachite)
This striking damselfly has a bright metallic-green body with white, powdery splashes on its head and thorax. It is one of the... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Cicindela limbata albissima (Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle)
The Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle is a subspecies of the tiger beetle Cicindela limbata. It has striking colouration; the... More	5 Images	4 Videos

Cicindela puritana (Puritan tiger beetle)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Coenagrion hylas freyi (Frey's damselfly)
Europe's rarest damselfly, Frey's damselfly is currently known only from a small alpine region in Austria. With its conspicuous... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Coenagrion intermedium (Cretan bluet)
This Cretan damselfly is typical of the Coenagrion genus, commonly known as ‘northern bluets', in which males possess vibrant... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Colophon spp. (Cape stag beetles)
Cape stag beetles are a group of slow-moving, wingless beetles whose 14 species are restricted to the mountain tops of Cape... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Cordulegaster helladica (Greek goldenring)
Also referred to as spiketails and biddies, golden-ringed dragonflies (Cordulegastridae) are large black dragonflies with generally... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Cordulegaster mzymtae (Caucasian goldenring)
Also referred to as spiketails and biddies, golden-ringed dragonflies (Cordulegastridae) are large black dragonflies with generally... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cordulegaster princeps (Atlas goldenring)
Also referred to as spiketails and biddies, golden-ringed dragonflies (Cordulegastridae) are large black dragonflies with generally... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cordulegaster trinacriae (Italian goldenring)
Also referred to as spiketails and biddies, golden-ringed dragonflies (Cordulegastridae) are large black dragonflies with generally... More	2 Images	0 Videos

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