Vigors’s Sunbird
Made a visit to Amboli, in the last week of July, when what looked like the monsoon was at its peak. It was literally pouring cats and dogs. I had heard about the heavy rains… Read More »Vigors’s Sunbird
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Praying Mantis
My previous post was on one of the most powerful predators in the world of arthropods, the Jumping Spiders. This one is about another family of arthropods, that are as much, if not more, notorious… Read More »Praying Mantis
Long jawed spiders – 16 legged love affair
The members of the ‘Tetragnathidae’ family of spiders are commonly known as the long jawed spiders. Called so because of their relatively longer mouth parts or more specifically called ‘chelicerae’, or the fangs. The other… Read More »Long jawed spiders – 16 legged love affair
Whirligig Beetle
Came across this big group of individuals swimming around in a small stream in Coorg. They could easily have been mistaken for a school of fish and I did too. However, they seemed to be… Read More »Whirligig Beetle
Greater Banded Hornet
One evening, while playing with my daughter outside our house, she noticed something big come buzzing around. She started pulling me and said, ‘ It’s a bee, let’s get inside ……. ‘ I tried correcting… Read More »Greater Banded Hornet
Bark Mantis
Most of the predators in nature, rely on stealth and camouflage to outsmart their prey. From the big cats like the tiger, leopard, to the smaller hunters like the jumping spiders and praying mantises. Here’s… Read More »Bark Mantis