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Arachnides N°50 (2001)
(2001)
This article summarizes the observations of Odonatas gathered over the last fifteen years in Vendée. It results from collective research work by more than forty naturalists. A map locating each of the 58 species of Odonatas is given as well.
Tracks and faeces of otter are abundant around the lac du Jaunay (Vendée) but this animal is very fierce and nocturnal. Nevertheless, an otter was observed in very good condition at midday, in June. It was fishing in a small pound near the lake. This note describes the behaviour of this otter.
The Genet is a little carnivore whose status is not very well-known in Vendée (France). The methods for a county survey about these carnivores are set out in order to get information about its presence. The results will make it possible to map out an atlas showing where it is located and where it lives.
This is a preliminary inventory of Coleoptera, Lucanoidea, Scarabaeoidea found up to now in Vendée (France). The supposed status of each of these species (frequency and distribution …) is mentioned within the scope of our present knowledge.
The writer mentions the existence of the Ophrys passionis in Loire-Atlantique and in Vendée (France), which are two countries where this Orchid had never be seen before. All the observations so far emphasize the hypothesis that this Orchid is different from the other related Orchids through its ability to adapt to a specific pollinator, Andrena carbonaria.