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Threatened Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater
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Macrodontia cervicornis
(Long-horned beetle)
The largest and most widespread of the longhorn beetles, this gigantic species is instantly recognisable for its striking...
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Macromia splendens
(Shining macromia dragonfly)
This emblematic species is the only European representative of the
Macromia
dragonflies, a genus that is widespread and...
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Margaritifera auricularia
(Spengler’s freshwater mussel)
Information on Spengler’s freshwater mussel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Margaritifera margaritifera
(Freshwater pearl mussel)
One of the longest-living invertebrates in existence, the freshwater pearl mussel has, like all bivalve molluscs, a shell...
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Megachile centuncularis
(Megachile leaf-cutter bee)
Information on the megachile leaf-cutter bee is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Megalobulimus grandis
(Brazilian land snail)
Information on the Brazilian land snail is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Metacnemis valida
(Kubusi stream damsel)
The Kubusi stream damsel is a distinctive and easily recognisable damselfly with widely set eyes, a black and white stripped thorax...
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Mortonagrion hirosei
(Four-spot midget)
With four apple-green spots on its black back, the four-spot midget is a very distinctive and attractive damselfly. Females may be...
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