Scorpion
Prevalence Pappataci (derived from italian pappatacio) are spread all over the Mediterranean, and even wider than that (Middle East). Description Small, fly-like insects with long legs, fluffy-looking (the head and the body is covered with fine hairs), usually from 1,5 to 3,5 millimeters large (small). Usually active an hour before and after the sunset, between…
Horse-fly
Description In Croatia, you’re most likely to come across the so-called pale giant horse-fly (Tabanus bovinus), which is the largest type of diptera in Croatia, as well as the deer fly, which is distributed around the country, living on the forest edges. Horse-fly is a strong and powerful type of fly, extremely apt at flying,…
Pappataci
Prevalence Pappataci (derived from italian pappatacio) are spread all over the Mediterranean, and even wider than that (Middle East). Description Small, fly-like insects with long legs, fluffy-looking (the head and the body is covered with fine hairs), usually from 1,5 to 3,5 millimeters large (small). Usually active an hour before and after the sunset, between…
Hornet
Prevalence The so-called European hornet, latin Vespa crabro lives in most Europe and North America. Description Yellow and black insect, very similar to a wasp, just somewhat larger and more dangerous. They usually nest in protected places, under the roofs, in the attics, sheds, in hollow trees and similar neglected places where they can be…
Tick
Prevalence Forrests and meadows in most of the continental Croatia Description Ticks (Ixodida) are parasytes, living on the host organism that can transfer a numner of diseases. A host can be a human, or any higher mammal, such as a dog, a cat, a cow, as well as birds and reptiles. Any dog, cat or…
Black widow
Prevalence In Croatia, you’re most likely to run into black widow along the coastline: in Istria, Dalmatia, on the islands and in regions close to the coastline (Dalmatinska zagora). Description The black widow is a spider with chitin shell, whose color can vary between almost white to velvet black. It can have up to 17…
