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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

Downloads, SandyLeave a comment

Download the November wallpaper

November 2, 2011May 9, 2012 Green Ogre

A misty morning in Dandeli revealed this surreal spiderscape. Bring it alive on your desktop. Yours, with our compliments. Happy November! DOWNLOAD THIS WALLPAPER FOR YOUR DESKTOP >> Photo: Sandeep Somasekharan in Dandeli, Karnataka Continue reading Download the November wallpaper

Invertebrates, SandyLeave a comment

Arachnography: A photo essay from Dandeli

October 25, 2011June 3, 2012 Sandy

As a child they were the stuff of nightmares. My spider sense still tingles, but no longer in fear I remember having always kept my distance from Arachnids as a child. Quite often have tarantulas turned up in the toilet, … Continue reading Arachnography: A photo essay from Dandeli

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Green Ogre Autumn Conclave Dandeli – Trip Report

October 20, 2011June 3, 2012 Andy

Dandeli, post-monsoon, is a completely different forest. Quieter, darker, denser, and offering a whole new birding experience that left us unsatisfied A misty morning welcomed us as we got down at the VRL bus stand at Dandeli and through the … Continue reading Green Ogre Autumn Conclave Dandeli – Trip Report

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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