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Tag: Insects

Arachnids, Insects, Invertebrates2 Comments
Macro photography Spiders Arachnids Bangalore

Small World – A macro photographer zooms in on the big picture

April 18, 2020April 29, 2020 Vedant Sapra

Most visitors to Bangalore’s Kaikondrahalli and Kasavanahalli lakes celebrate their avian life, but Vedant Sapra takes a closer peek at the biodiversity that often goes unnoticed Continue reading Small World – A macro photographer zooms in on the big picture

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Life Around Black-Eyed Susan

June 2, 2015April 19, 2020 Nagesh Manay

‘Stop and smell the roses,’ they say. But they are not talking about the garden. And when they talk about the garden, they are talking merely of flowers. Life, unseen, thrives among the clefts between observed and unobserved. A versified photo-essay by Nagesh Manay Continue reading Life Around Black-Eyed Susan

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No teeth, no claws, but very much a Tiger!

August 17, 2011June 9, 2015 Sandy

Not the cuddliest tiger around but certainly the safest to introduce your kids to, this one is best chased with a camera on a sunny spring morning. If your intentions are evil, back off or you’ll be left with a … Continue reading No teeth, no claws, but very much a Tiger!

Andy, Animal Behaviour, Arachnids, Invertebrates, Wild Interactions1 Comment

We don’t need no thought control!

July 14, 2011June 9, 2015 Green Ogre

Anand Yegnaswami witnesses a bizarre encounter between a spider and a wasp and stumbles into a freakish discovery of manipulation in animals Mind manipulation is not new to many of us, considering we have watched Jedi Mind Tricks, read about … Continue reading We don’t need no thought control!

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The Cicada’s Night Out

June 28, 2011January 3, 2015 Beej

Cicadas are diurnal, so what was this one doing up late at night? Continue reading The Cicada’s Night Out

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Encounter: Robber Fly, raptor of the insect world

June 9, 2011June 16, 2015 Arun

With the menacing looks and businesslike patience of an assassin, the Robber Fly captures its prey on the wing Continue reading Encounter: Robber Fly, raptor of the insect world

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Stream Glory

Encounter: Stream Glory, a dazzling tropical damselfly

June 6, 2011July 1, 2014 Sandy

A day of tired wandering in a forest ends with an intimate rendezvous with a stunning damselfly – the Stream Glory. It’s often the little things in life that give you the biggest highs Continue reading Encounter: Stream Glory, a dazzling tropical damselfly

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Encounter – Antlions and the pit of death

December 20, 2010June 16, 2015 SR

Antlions are far more menacing as larvae: their pits are death traps for ants and small insects and can offer kids many hours of macabre entertainment Continue reading Encounter – Antlions and the pit of death

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