Invertebrates

Green Humour

Don't judge a flower mantis

Green Humour

Defence Mode of the Indian Moon Moth

Green Humour

Bollywood and the Bad Romance of Water Striders

Green Humour

Who Knew Stink Bugs Were Plotting World Domination

Green Humour

The Grey Swallowtail Moth Chooses Sustainability Over Fashion

Green Humour

Epomis Beetles and their Amphibian Meals

Green Humour

Blue Tiger Migration: Butterflies on the Move

Green Humour

To Be, by Baron Butterfly Caterpillar

Green Humour

Assassin Bugs: Bad Boys of the Insect World

Infographic

Fireflies: Facts, Mating Rituals and Distribution

Photo Story

Coming of Age Underwater: The Life Cycle of Dragonflies and Damselflies

Infographic

Rock Bee: Facts, Life Span, Defence Strategies

Infographic

Asian Giant Hornet: Facts, Nest, Lifecycle

Infographic

Mantis Shrimp: Facts, Eyesight, Strike

Infographic

Potter Wasp: Facts, Nests, Lifecycle

Conservation

Life of Corals: Witnessing an Ecosystem in Collapse

Infographic

Marine Flatworms: Facts, Social Habits, Diet

Mixed media

A Twist in the Tale: Parasitoid Wasps

Photo Story

The Host Killer: Death by Parasitoid Wasp

Infographic

Parasitoid: Facts, Diet, Lifecycle

Species

Marine Flatworms: Magic Carpets of the Seas

Species

Ruby-tailed Hawklet: Black Dragon in Red Shorts

Infographic

Ruby-tailed Hawklet: Facts, Diet, Habitat

Infographic

Blue-necked Reedtail: Facts, Habitat, Lifecycle

Species

Blue-necked Reedtail: The Mysterious Damselfly

Photo Story

Fishing Spiders: Riders of the Swamp

Urban Jungle

There’s a Caterpillar on Your Palm Plant, Daddy

Urban Jungle

A Family Saga: To Bee or not to Bee

Urban Jungle

Shine a Light: A Saturday Night Moth Party in Delhi

Wild Vault

A Bug’s Life: The Ant Question Hour

Species

Nest of Deception: When Spiders Mimic Weaver Ants

Column

Swarmageddon: How Lonely Grasshoppers Turn Into an Army of Locusts

Species

Wings of Wonder: Butterflies of Hollongapar

Film

Into the Depths

Film

The Unseen World of Corals

Film

Children's Special: The Butterfly Whisperer

Film

Stranger than Fiction: The Inscrutable Mind of the Genius Octopus

Species

Oysters: Tied to the Web of Life

Wild Vault

Did You Know? Starfish and How They Regenerate

Species

Fireflies: Bioluminescent Beauties Light Up the Trees

Infographic

Apatani Glory Moth: Facts, Life Cycle, Habitat

Photo Story

The Science of Wing Patterns and Colours in Butterflies and Moths

Species

Chitons: Primitive Inhabitants of Today’s Seashores

Mixed media

Celebrating the Festive Season with an Underwater Christmas Tree

Infographic

Cyana Moth: Facts, Diet, Habitat

Infographic

Common Emigrant Butterfly: Facts, Diet, Migration

Infographic

Red-spot Jezebel: Facts, Mimicry and Host Plants

Species

Stream Ruby: Jewel of Forest Streams

Infographic

Mud Dauber: Facts, Diet, Nesting

Book

A 101 to Moth Watching

Photo Story

Cyana Moths: The Case of the Curious Cocoon

Explainer

Octopus and Squid: Key Differences, Facts and Identification

Wild Vault

Figs and Fig Wasps: Microcosmic Partners in Love or Frenemies?

Species

Flying Solo with a Planthopper in Agumbe

Wild Vault

Fly on Little Wings: A Guide to India’s Butterfly Parks

Green Humour

Calling All Artists, the Weaver Ant has Tips!

Infographic

Christmas Tree Worms: Facts, Marine Habitat, Food

Species

Giant Water Bugs: Close Encounters with Toe Biters

Infographic

Giant Water Bugs: Facts, Habitats, Defences

Infographic

Oysters: Species, Threats, and Habitat

News

Four New Tarantulas Discovered from Western Ghats

Mixed media

The Curious Case of the Bagworm Moth

Infographic

Scorpions: Facts, Habitat, Defences

Species

Quest for the Himalayan Giant Honey Bee

Species

Wild and Free: Where the Rock Bees Roam

Wild Vault

Night Vision of Rock Bees

Photo Story

Taking the Sting Out of Paper Wasps

Wild Vault

Asian Giant Hornets: Beyond the Sting

Species

Gooseneck Barnacles: Rare Delicacy or Dinosaur Feet?

Species

Swimming Amongst Fossils: What Sponges Tell Us About the World

Species

Bryozoans: Moss Animals of the Tidepools

Species

Bright and Bristly: Christmas Tree Worms and Their Festive Whorls

Species

Hermit Crabs: Mobile Home in a Snail Shell

Species

Sand Scavengers: Ghost Crabs in the Intertidal Zone of Chennai’s Elliot’s Beach

Photo Story

Morphological Mimicry in the Spider World

Infographic

Sea Slugs: Facts, Predators and Defensive Tricks

Infographic

Sorting Hat Spider: Facts, Discovery, Distribution

Mixed media

The Squid’s Game: Masters of Defence

Conservation

Dung Beetles Key to Unravelling Climate Change?

Infographic

Tortoise Beetles: Facts, Lifecycle and Distribution

Species

The Spider’s Wharf: Tales of a Freshwater Fishing Enthusiast

Species

Out of Favour: Prayer for a Mantis

Species

The Rise and Fall of Acropora

Infographic

Acropora: Facts, Habitat, Threats

Infographic

Blue Oakleaf Butterfly: Facts, Range, Disguise

Infographic

Cicadas: Facts, Lifecycle, Sounds

Photo Story

Deadpool: The Dynamic Cuttlefish Mating System

Infographic

Cuttlefish: Facts, Habitat, Anatomy

Species

Dashing Damselflies: Aerialists in an Arthropod Circus

Infographic

Weaver Ants: Facts, Defence Strategies, Habitat

Infographic

Planthoppers: Facts, Size, Movement

Photo Story

Tortoise Beetles: From Tutus Made of Poop to Crystalline Lattice Coats

Photo Story

Nudibranchs: The Secret Colourful World of Sea Slugs

Species

Mantis Shrimp: Eye-popping Predators of Reefs and Seagrass Meadows

Photo Story

Mate and Die: Mysteries of Octopus Sex

Infographic

Spider Wasp: Facts, Hunting, Lifecycle

Species

The Genius Octopus: Programmed to Deceive

Infographic

Himalayan Giant Honeybee: Facts, Habitat, Life Cycle

Infographic

Gaudy Baron: Facts, Habitat, Range

Wild Vault

Love and Longing of the Red Velvet Mite

Infographic

Paper Wasp: Facts, Nest, Colony

Photo Story

Peering Inside a Pocillopora

Infographic

Bryozoa: Facts, Anatomy, Colonies

Infographic

Common Picturewing: Facts, Diet, Lifecycle

Infographic

Sea Urchins: Defence Mechanism, Habitat, Threats

Species

An Ode to Sponges

Photo Story

Fists of Fury: Predatory Prowess of the Praying Mantis

Infographic

Squids: Facts, Diet, Threats

Infographic

Sea Cucumbers: Facts, Diet, Threats

Green Humour

A Star Has Feelings Too

Mixed media

Globe Skimmer: The Dragonfly that Flies from India to Africa

Photo Story

Grace and Elegance: Meet the Praying Mantis

Species

Common Picturewing: The Flying Floral Carpet

Infographic

Sponges: Facts, Structure, Reproduction

Species

Termites: Architects, Farmers, Ecosystem Engineers (and Pests)

Wild Vault

My Space: When Lynx Spiders Find Their Niche

Photo Story

Pseudoscorpions: Invisible Hunters

Infographic

Termites: Facts, Colonies, Mounds

Photo Story

Acroporid Affiliations in the Lagoons of Lakshadweep

Urban Jungle

Resident Predators: Living With Spiders

Explainer

Honeybees and Wasps: What’s the Difference?

Infographic

Hermit Crab: Facts, Habitat, Diet

Interactive

Wildlife Puzzle: Dung Beetle

Infographic

Praying Mantis: Facts, Habitat, Diet

Wild Vault

Arachnophobia: Untangling the Web of Dislike

Green Humour

What Makes Painted Lady Butterfly Awesome

Wild Vault

On a Wing: Titli Utsavs in Uttarakhand

Urban Jungle

Life on the Vertical: Exploring Nature on City Walls

Green Humour

Breaking out the Army Fatigues

Green Humour

Dragonfly: The Fastest Flying Insect

Green Humour

Watch Out, She Bites

Green Humour

This Earth Day, Underground Creatures Say Hello!

Green Humour

Wasps Recreate the Pottery Scene from Ghost

Green Humour

Meet the New Fashion Designer in Town: The Decorator Worm

Green Humour

A Naturalist Takes the Phone to the Loo

Green Humour

The Winged Army’s Mud Puddling Mission

Green Humour

On World Bee Day, Bees have a Lesson for Humankind

Photo Story

Tiny Tentacles in the Mighty Kaveri

Green Humour

Got baggage? The Bagworm has Some Advice for You

Infographic

Dung Beetles: Facts, Diet, Habitat

Infographic

Octopus: Facts, Diet, Anatomy, Habitat

Infographic

Decorator Crabs: Facts, Size, Shells

Species

Huddle Together: Social Spiders and Their Myriad Guests

Photo Story

Coral Gardens: Artworks Under Indian Seas

Photo Story

Gossamer Wings: Damselflies and Dragonflies of the Western Ghats

Photo Story

Cleaning Symbiosis: Underwater Hygiene with the Ocean’s Favourite Cleaning Experts

Photo Story

The Secret Life of Squids

Photo Story

Common Venomous Reef Creatures of the Shallow Seas

Hero

The Butterfly Effect: Peter Smetacek and his Hill Cocoon

Column

When Danger Lurks: Toxic Beauties in Action

Column

Cryptic Splendour in Jewel Beetle Finery

Column

Web Design: An Orb-weaver’s Sticky Toxic Lair

News

There’s a New Species of Scorpion on the Block

News

The Tamilian Warrior is Now a State Butterfly

News

Dune Crickets: The Underdogs of the Thar Desert

News

New Underground Ant Discovered from Goa

News

A Spotlight on the Scorpions of the Western Ghats

Wild Vault

Mosquitoes: Queen of Pests or Evolutionary Genius?

Wild Vault

Bats and Moths: Evolution and the Relationship of Predator and Prey

Wild Vault

Why Do Fireflies Glow?

Wild Vault

The Spin on the Spider’s Silk Route

Urban Jungle

Butterfly Highway: Delhi’s New Flyby Zones

Conservation

Global Insect Apocalypse: Why India Must Worry

Conservation

Sea Cucumbers: Countering the Illegal Trade

Habitat

Life of Corals: The Origin Story

Species

Leap of Faith: The Magical World of Jumping Spiders

Species

Snare Traps and Night-vision Goggles: Net-casting Spider on a Hunt

Species

Weaver Ants: Leafy Kingdoms and New Empires

Species

Canopy Colonisers: Battles of the Weaver Ant Armies

Species

Project Camouflage: Styles and Survival Strategies of Decorator Crabs

Species

Monsoon Musicians: Songs of the Cicadas

Species

Orb-weaving Spiders in Art and Imagination

Species

Smart and Saucy: The Story of Wild Squids

Infographic

Chitons: Facts, Diet, Species

Infographic

Barnacles: Facts, Lifecycle, Habitat

Wild Vault

The Spider Next Door: Non-conformists in Camouflage

Species

Wandering Glider: World Traveller and Weather Vane

Conservation

Sea Cucumbers: Illegal trade and the Blame Game

Species

Sea Cucumbers: Silent Superheroes of the Seas

Green Humour

Nine Facts That Make Nudibranchs Even Cooler

Species

Huntsman Spider: Apex Predator in a Microhabitat

Wild Vault

The Mysterious Migration of Crimson Rose Butterflies

Green Humour

The Silver Orb Spider and its Masterpiece

Species

Enter the Mysterious World of Camel Spiders

Wild Vault

Undertaking the World’s Longest Insect Migration

Infographic

Globe Skimmer or Wandering Glider: Facts, Migration, Diet

News

Moth Inventory: Expanding Our Faunal Database

Species

Wings of Chance: The Accidental Discovery of the Apatani Glory Moth

Species

The Eight-Legged Wolf with Stars in its Eyes

Species

The Fabulous, Functional World of Sea Slugs

Infographic

Ghost Crab: Facts, Diet, Habitat

Photo Story

Pincers and Claws: Crabs of the Konkan Coast

Photo Story

Angaeus: The Resourceful Crab Spider Mother

Photo Story

In Stages: Metamorphosis in the Insect World

Photo Story

Poltys: Ingenious Camouflage of an Orb-weaving Spider

Mixed media

Amazing Ants | Superheroes of the Insect World

Species

The Rare Hawkmoths of Ladakh

Hero

Dhruv Prajapati: India’s Very Own Spiderman

Wild Vault

Butterfly Records Lead Arunachal Pradesh’s Biodiversity Sightings

Wild Vault

Raising Spiderlings: The Best of Jumping Spider Brood Care

Wild Vault

What Butterflies Taught Me about Life on a Hot, Difficult Day

Species

Here’s why Birds Avoid the Red-spot Jezebel Butterfly

Species

Dung Beetles: The Little Things That Run the World

Species

Spider Hunting Spider: Portia and the Art of Problem Solving

Species

Locust Swarms: Pests or Actors in the Ecosystem?

Species

Catch a Spot of Iridescence When a Gaudy Baron Flits By

Green Humour

The Jumping Spider Eyes the Kohinoor

Green Humour

Stung by the Love of a Bee Orchid

Green Humour

Some Inspiration from Sand-bubbler Crabs and Bill Waterson

Wild Vault

The Curious Case of the Scorpion in the Night-time

Wild Vault

Masters of Disguise: Blue Oakleaf Butterfly