CInature

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by Cesare Iacovone

BIOGRAPHY

I was born in Rome in 1958. Since I was a child I have always been fascinated about natural history, with a particular interest for insects in their natural habitat. After many years of observing and collecting insects I have developed the idea to document wildlife by the photography of small invertebrates. My interests became more specialised focussing on the study of Biospeleology. This interest introduced me to all the techniques required to go into caves with ropes and other similar things, consequenly I also became familiar with the mountain environment.

Initially my cameras where not professional ones, but despite this, the results where encouraging but for me not quite good enough and I was always striving to achieve perfection. I never sold my cameras and my collection of 20 camaras that I now posses gives you an the idea of my continuous search of photographic equipment for specific jobs.

The arrival of digital photography has completely changed my method of documentation and made my job much easier, without waiting for my slides to come back and in some cases giving me the results I didn't particularly want.

Initially I did not trust digital technology because it was incomparable with film. Today though, I only use digital, which has reached the film quality and will give more in the future.

My photography has always been a simple record of the animal in his environment, not seeking an artistic point of view. This is also because of the cost of films and processing. Today, all this has changed and with digital you can take what you want and make all photos you want at almost zero cost.

For all these reasons I decided to make this home-page, for displaying and exchanging my documentation of nature. My goal is constant improvement, being convinced that I can always improve my results and that perfection is never quite reached.

Main Interests Entomology- Coleoptera Cicindelidae, Carabidae (Carabinae:Carabus, Calosoma,Cychrus,Brennus,Scaphinotus,Pamborus and Ceroglossus sps) , Diptera Asilidae. Also interested in Buprestidae, Scarabeidae, Cerambycidae and others. Biospeleology- All that relates to Cave Faunae, with special interest in Central Italy species. Researching on Cave Fauna of Abruzzo National Park. Speleology- Active research in Central Italy mountains in exploring caves and all aspects relating to Speleology along with mountain climbing and skiing Other Personal Interests Tarantulas - Keeping and rearing Tarantula spiders. Minerals and Fossils - Interest in Minerals and Insect fossils. Herpetology - Interest inReptiles and Amphibians, especially amphibian Caudata. Astronomy - All that relates to Astronomical instruments for observation of stars and planets. Societies and Associations memberships Società Entomologica Italiana - Associazione Romana di Entomologia - Coleopterists Society - Young Entomologists Society - The British Tarantula Society - Società Speleologica Italiana - Speleo Club Chieti Activities At the moment I'm studying Natural reserves and WWF areas in the Abruzzo region for entomological faunae and also researching on central Italy cave faunae, all relating to Speleological activity. Project co-ordinator in the Landscape & Karst Environment Project in Abruzzo National Park. Instructor of speleogy for the Italian Speleological Society and President of the Speleological Federation of Abruzzo. Publications Go see my ARTICLES page

	Go visit my web page dedicated to Cicindelidae (Coleoptera) and Biospeleology along with other things regarding speleology. www.cicindelaonline.com

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