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The Rise and Fall of Acropora
Despite being among the fastest growing corals, the warming of the oceans has caused high mortality among Acropora. However, they also have the potential to recover rapidly and provide shelter to other marine life
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Acropora: Facts, Habitat, Threats
All you need to know about these fast-growing hard corals
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Blue Oakleaf Butterfly: Facts, Range, Disguise
All you need to know about these butterflies and their brilliant camouflage techniques
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Cicadas: Facts, Lifecycle, Sounds
All you need to know about these insects that sing
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Cuttlefish: Facts, Habitat, Anatomy
Everything you need to know about this very smart marine mollusc
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Potter Wasp: Facts, Nests, Lifecycle
All you need to know about this solitary wasp
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Weaver Ants: Facts, Defence Strategies, Habitat
All you need to know about these social insects
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Planthoppers: Facts, Size, Movement
All you need to know about these leaf-mimicking insects
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Parasitoid: Facts, Diet, Lifecycle
All you need to know about these secret agents of the insect world
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Tortoise Beetles: From Tutus Made of Poop to Crystalline Lattice Coats
Tortoise beetles are a striking example of how a tiny insect packs a big bag of variable optical tricks and adaptations for predator evasion from the larval stage to adulthood. Their bejewelled looks, with myriad glittering patterns, have entranced many entomologists
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Nudibranchs: The Secret Colourful World of Sea Slugs
Some sea slugs camouflage and hide from predators, others are vibrantly coloured, warning predators they may be toxic (even if they are not), and still others absorb toxins from their food and store it, ready to dish out a nasty sting when required
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Spider Wasp: Facts, Hunting, Lifecycle
All you need to know about this diverse group of solitary-hunting wasps
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Mantis Shrimp: Facts, Eyesight, Strike
All you need to know about this marine crustacean
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Mantis Shrimp: Eye-popping Predators of Reefs and Seagrass Meadows
With superhero-like vision and strength and lightning-fast movements, mantis shrimp are formidable marine predators
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Dashing Damselflies: Aerialists in an Arthropod Circus
In the fascinating world of damselflies, discover elaborate courtship displays, accessory genitalia, cannibalism, and even a unique lock-and-key mechanism that prevents cross-mating among related species
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Himalayan Giant Honeybee: Facts, Habitat, Life Cycle
All you need to know about the largest honeybees in the world
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Gaudy Baron: Facts, Habitat, Range
All you need to know about this nymphalid butterfly
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Asian Giant Hornet: Facts, Nest, Lifecycle
All you need to know about the largest hornet species in the world
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Paper Wasp: Facts, Nest, Colony
All you need to know about these master paper sculptors
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Deadpool: The Dynamic Cuttlefish Mating System
Trickery, intelligence, aggression, camouflage, and bizarre physiology are all on full display when cuttlefish mate
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Blue-necked Reedtail: Facts, Habitat, Lifecycle
All you need to know about this rare damselfly
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Ruby-tailed Hawklet: Facts, Diet, Habitat
All you need to know about this dragonfly from Western Ghats
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Bryozoa: Facts, Anatomy, Colonies
All you need to know about moss animals
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Coming of Age Underwater: The Life Cycle of Dragonflies and Damselflies
These breathtaking beauties spend much of their lives underwater. When they become adults, they take wing, with their agile bodies and lightning-fast reflexes set to dominate the insect world
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Fireflies: Bioluminescent Beauties Light Up the Trees
Will the neon lights dancing across dark landscapes continue to bedazzle us? Or are these shimmering beetles doomed to disappear from our world?
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Common Picturewing: Facts, Diet, Lifecycle
All you need to know about this black and yellow skimmer
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An Ode to Sponges
Ancient marine animals that are food on the sea floor, sponges thrive in a variety of environments. Depending on the species, sponges can be predators, competitors, symbionts, or prey
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Marine Flatworms: Facts, Social Habits, Diet
All you need to know about these ocean predators that have existed for millions of years
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Sea Urchins: Defence Mechanism, Habitat, Threats
Everything you need to know about these spiny marine creatures
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Rock Bee: Facts, Life Span, Defence Strategies
All you need to know about this honey producer
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Fists of Fury: Predatory Prowess of the Praying Mantis
Master hunters with excellent camouflage, praying mantises are formidable insect predators. But in the circle of life, predators can also become prey
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Octopus and Squid: What’s the Difference?
Here's a quick guide to what sets octopus and squid apart
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Grace and Elegance: Meet the Praying Mantis
Disarmingly bizarre, deft, and athletic, mantises come in a baffling variety of sizes, shapes, colours, and patterns
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Common Picturewing: The Flying Floral Carpet
Can this lovely black-and-yellow skimmer become a mascot for the conservation of insects and our planet?
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Chitons: Facts, Diet, Species
All you need to know about these marine molluscs that have existed for millions of years
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Barnacles: Facts, Lifecycle, Habitat
All you need to know about these small, armoured crustaceans that are found along rocky shores
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Peering Inside a Pocillopora
In the coral paradise of Lakshadweep, four species of this branching coral stand out on the richly coloured reef. Look inside its branches, and you’ll see a mini ecosystem of invertebrates, fish, and algae
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Sponges: Facts, Structure, Reproduction
All you need to know about these primitive animals
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Termites: Architects, Farmers, Ecosystem Engineers (and Pests)
Termites are both a boon and bane to our environment — and there’s a lot about the lives of these tiny creatures that are a complete mystery
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Taking the Sting Out of Paper Wasps
Wasps are master builders, artists, architects, engineers, hunters, nurturers, and pollinators, that play important ecological role in nature
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Swimming Amongst Fossils: What Sponges Tell Us About the World
These ancient animals have been an essential part of healthy reef ecosystems for millions of years
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My Space: When Lynx Spiders Find Their Niche
How do different lynx spiders share and negotiate living in the same microhabitat?
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Pseudoscorpions: Invisible Hunters
Although minuscule in size, these tenacious carnivores have some nifty tricks up their pincers, from hitchhiking on other creatures to injecting them with venom and holding them in a death grip
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Sea Cucumbers: Illegal trade and the Blame Game
How a blanket ban on sea cucumber fishing in India has created an illicit trade and impacted the livelihoods of artisanal communities who have historically harvested them
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Termites: Facts, Colonies, Mounds
All you need to know about these master decomposers
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Acroporid Affiliations in the Lagoons of Lakshadweep
Acroporid reefs are a threatened ecosystem that host a multitude of species, each part of a complex web of interactions
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Nine Facts That Make Nudibranchs Even Cooler
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
Resident Predators: Living With Spiders
Step into the world of five spider families found in urban Indian homes, and learn a little about their complex tactics for catching a wide diversity of prey
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Honeybees and Wasps: What’s the Difference?
They may belong to the same order, but there's a lot that sets them apart. Here's a quick guide
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Hermit Crab: Facts, Habitat, Diet
All you need to know about this soft-bodied crustacean
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Wildlife Puzzle: Dung Beetle
Put together this jigsaw to see dung beetles in action
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Praying Mantis: Facts, Habitat, Diet
All you need to know about this aggressive ambush hunter
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Arachnophobia: Untangling the Web of Dislike
Is our fear of spiders a phobia or an unfamiliarity with nature? Is getting creeped out or feeling disgust with them shaped by experience and social learning?
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What Makes Painted Lady Butterfly Awesome
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
Hermit Crabs: Mobile Home in a Snail Shell
To stay safe, these asymmetrical crabs spend their lives looking for a shell that is roomy enough to house their entire body. Finding such a home is a complex process and involves both negotiation and competition
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Dragonfly: The Fastest Flying Insect
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
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The Mysterious Migration of Crimson Rose Butterflies
A recently observed migration of a large swarm of crimson rose butterflies from India to Sri Lanka has highlighted how little is still known about this natural phenomenon
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Dhruv Prajapati: India’s Very Own Spiderman
When spider taxonomist Dhruv Prajapati discovers new spider species and names them after famous Indians
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Pincers and Claws: Crabs of the Konkan Coast
An incredible variety of crabs, ranging from tiny pea crabs to massive mud crabs, inhabit the diverse habitats of India’s Konkan coast
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Ghost Crab: Facts, Diet, Habitat
All you need to know about this swift-footed nocturnal crab
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The Spider Next Door: Non-conformists in Camouflage
Spiders can remain inconspicuous, blending seamlessly with the tree they occupy. Their cryptic posture and incredible stillness made their camouflage impeccable
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Cyana Moths: The Case of the Curious Cocoon
The uncommon survival strategies of these lichen-feeding moths include developing a fascinating cage-like cocoon for metamorphosis
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The Host Killer: Death by Parasitoid Wasp
These tiny wasps deposit their eggs in or on another organism. The eggs develop into hungry larvae that feed on the host from the inside, eventually consuming and killing it
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Amazing Ants | Superheroes of the Insect World
Ants are capable of performing some remarkable feats. We are ench-ant-ed. Are you?
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Butterfly Records Lead Arunachal Pradesh’s Biodiversity Sightings
Interest in butterfly documentation has grown over the years in the state thanks partly to an increasing number of butterfly meets held annually
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Raising Spiderlings: The Best of Jumping Spider Brood Care
Though they don’t build nests, jumping spiders are doting parents that carefully wrap their eggs in silk and stand guard to ward off predators
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Angaeus: The Resourceful Crab Spider Mother
Following the life of an eight-legged mama spider as she guards her egg sac until her tiny hatchlings emerge into the world
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Globe Skimmer or Wandering Glider: Facts, Migration, Diet
All you need to know about the wandering glider or globe skimmer dragonfly, one of the highest flying insects in the world
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Wandering Glider: World Traveller and Weather Vane
Globe skimmers or wandering gliders migrate vast distances across oceans and continents, riding the extremities of weather systems as they hitch from one place to another
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Undertaking the World’s Longest Insect Migration
Scientists are beginning to unravel the details of the migratory circuit of the globe skimmer dragonfly
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What Butterflies Taught Me about Life on a Hot, Difficult Day
Hungry caterpillars can seem like a menace in a well-tended garden, but they and their winged avatars have much to teach us about the natural world and life itself
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Poltys: Ingenious Camouflage of an Orb-weaving Spider
After nightly hunts on their orb-shaped webs, Poltys and Cyphalonotus spiders spend the day masquerading as leaves, twigs or even dried seeds
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Huntsman Spider: Apex Predator in a Microhabitat
Fast, gravity-defying, and adaptable, these impressive spiders are super stalkers that take camouflage to surreal levels
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Epomis Beetles and their Amphibian Meals
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
The Silver Orb Spider and its Masterpiece
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
In Stages: Metamorphosis in the Insect World
Looking at the lifecycle of insects, it’s clear that each has a unique evolutionary success story, with change the only constant
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Moth Inventory: Expanding Our Faunal Database
Seventeen newly discovered species add to the hundreds of species of moths recorded in Arunachal Pradesh’s Talle Wildlife Sanctuary, one of the most biodiverse regions of India
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Squids: Facts, Diet, Threats
All you need to know about these fast marine invertebrates
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Sea Cucumbers: Facts, Diet, Threats
All you need to know about these marine invertebrates
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A Star Has Feelings Too
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
Globe Skimmer: The Dragonfly that Flies from India to Africa
It’s that time of the year when swarms of dragonflies known as globe skimmers undertake an intercontinental journey from India to Africa. Odonate researcher Vivek Chandran decodes the mystery
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Wild and Free: Where the Rock Bees Roam
These wild honeybees, called Apis dorsata, have cleverly adapted to the rapid changes in their habitat and make their hives with as much ease on urban high-rise buildings as they do in forests, cliffs, and tall trees
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Sand Scavengers: Ghost Crabs in the Intertidal Zone of Chennai’s Elliot’s Beach
Living on the foggy cusp of land, sea, sand, and sky, ghost crabs are the beach clean-up crew, the vultures of sandy coastal ecosystems.
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Defence Mode of the Indian Moon Moth
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
Bollywood and the Bad Romance of Water Striders
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
Decorator Crabs: Facts, Size, Shells
All you need to know about one of nature's trendy dressers, the spider crab
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Got baggage? The Bagworm has Some Advice for You
By Rohan Chakravarty
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Assassin Bugs: Bad Boys of the Insect World
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
A Spotlight on the Scorpions of the Western Ghats
Discovery of seven new species from the region highlights the need for further studies to conserve these arachnids
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Common Venomous Reef Creatures of the Shallow Seas
Among the multitude of fish on reefs are a vast array of venomous stingers. Though most use their poison in self-defence and to hunt, they will also strike at perceived threats
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Blue-necked Reedtail: The Mysterious Damselfly
In a forest in Kerala, a surprise encounter with a rare odonate that is an indicator of healthy, primary forests and guardian of freshwater
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The Secret Life of Squids
As exclusive inhabitants of the marine realm, squids have evolved incredible diversity dating back to the Jurassic period. Their unique lifestyles and reproductive strategies make them a success in deep and shallow waters
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On World Bee Day, Bees have a Lesson for Humankind
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
Cleaning Symbiosis: Underwater Hygiene with the Ocean’s Favourite Cleaning Experts
Cleaner wrasses and cleaner shrimps feed on parasites for a living. This, in turn, helps animals that want parasites removed from their bodies, and results in a healthier ecosystem
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Huddle Together: Social Spiders and Their Myriad Guests
While most spiders are solitary and cannibalistic, this group of spiders is social, cooperative, and “tolerates” foreigners
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Some Inspiration from Sand-bubbler Crabs and Bill Waterson
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
The Winged Army’s Mud Puddling Mission
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
The Spin on the Spider’s Silk Route
The protein fibre produced by spiders has multiple intriguing uses beyond the building of webs
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Fishing Spiders: Riders of the Swamp
A rare peek into the world of this semi-aquatic nursery web spider in a secluded seasonal swamp in Cooch Behar where it catches fish and hunts for other invertebrates in the dead of night
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Stranger than Fiction: The Inscrutable Mind of the Genius Octopus
An octopus is a crafty shape shifter. In the blink of an eye, it can change colour, texture, pattern, and shape to blend in with its surroundings
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Ruby-tailed Hawklet: Black Dragon in Red Shorts
Endemic to the marshes and pools of the Western Ghats, this pretty dragonfly is also a good indicator of ecosystem health
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Octopus: Facts, Diet, Anatomy, Habitat
A fact file on the highly intelligent eight-legged mollusc
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Life on the Vertical: Exploring Nature on City Walls
The ecology of urban walls includes a variety of life, from ferns and figs, to paper wasps, stingless bees, and two-tailed spiders
Urban Jungle
Mate and Die: Mysteries of Octopus Sex
Not only do these cephalopods breed only once in their lifetime, they die soon after. With an optic gland activating the breeding mode in females, and the male placing a rock between the pair while mating, this sea creature displays some unusual behaviours while procreating
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Sea Cucumbers: Silent Superheroes of the Seas
These sea creatures are mini ecosystems unto themselves and play a crucial role in keeping oceans alive and healthy
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The Butterfly Effect: Peter Smetacek and his Hill Cocoon
Peter Smetacek could identify butterflies before he could read. Today, the expert has turned his home into a butterfly museum and research centre for those who wish to soak in their wonder
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The Genius Octopus: Programmed to Deceive
These evolutionarily advanced marine invertebrates can solve puzzles, memorise tricks, use tools, and even recognise and fool humans
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Smart and Saucy: The Story of Wild Squids
Squids have evolved complex sensory systems. They are fast, stealthy predators of the seas, but also prey for marine mammals, seabirds, turtles, and a host of fish
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Swarmageddon: How Lonely Grasshoppers Turn Into an Army of Locusts
Locusts and grasshoppers are two forms of the same creature, but a series of chemical reactions turn these lonely hoppers into giant swarms of invasive insects
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A Bug’s Life: The Ant Question Hour
These tiny creatures rescue their injured friends and weather storms. A peek into some of the mysteries and intriguing behaviours of the ant world
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A Family Saga: To Bee or not to Bee
The author and her father are fascinated by the leaf cutter bee’s nest in their garden, while her mother remains unmoved
Urban Jungle
A Naturalist Takes the Phone to the Loo
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Stung by the Love of a Bee Orchid
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Web Design: An Orb-weaver’s Sticky Toxic Lair
The orb-weaver’s delicate latticework of silken strands is treacherously loaded with a super glue spiked with toxins
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Orb-weaving Spiders in Art and Imagination
These tiny creatures have inspired design, art, and folklore. They manufacture all their own raw materials for knitting orb-shaped masterpieces of silk that are not just geometric and pretty but also very efficient at catching prey
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New Underground Ant Discovered from Goa
Measuring just 2.5 mm in length, yellow in colour and completely blind, Vaibhav’s Protanilla was first found in Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary
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Monsoon Musicians: Songs of the Cicadas
With about 200 different species in India the diversity of cicadas is astonishing. But there is one thing common to most of them, they emerge annually and herald the arrival of the monsoon with their music
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Sea Cucumbers: Countering the Illegal Trade
Lakshadweep unveils the world’s first sea cucumber reserve, drawing attention to this overexploited marine invertebrate
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Meet the New Fashion Designer in Town: The Decorator Worm
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Blue Tiger Migration: Butterflies on the Move
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
The Jumping Spider Eyes the Kohinoor
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Nest of Deception: When Spiders Mimic Weaver Ants
Numerous species of spiders trick weaver ants by mimicking their appearance and behaviour. They steal their identity and larvae, and sometimes even kill and eat them up
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Wasps Recreate the Pottery Scene from Ghost
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Butterfly Highway: Delhi’s New Flyby Zones
A team of ecologists and citizens plan to build a series of butterfly parks across Delhi
Urban Jungle
Project Camouflage: Styles and Survival Strategies of Decorator Crabs
Decorator crabs assemble elaborate adornments to masquerade as different life forms and escape being attacked by predators
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Canopy Colonisers: Battles of the Weaver Ant Armies
Weaver ants display great aggression towards nearly any visitors to their territory, but will actively look after farms of sap-sucking insects to harvest honeydew to meet their energy needs
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Locust Swarms: Pests or Actors in the Ecosystem?
The locust is both agriculture pest and a food source. Normally solitary, they turn into a locust plague when conditions are just right
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Dung Beetles: Facts, Diet, Habitat
All you need to know about these soil engineers
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Cryptic Splendour in Jewel Beetle Finery
Challenging normal logic, the glossy iridescence of jewel beetles is really a cloak of invisibility
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This Earth Day, Underground Creatures Say Hello!
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Weaver Ants: Leafy Kingdoms and New Empires
A single queen ant gives rise to a new colony of ants whose workers weave leaves to make nests spanning multiple trees, to house hundreds of thousands of colony-mates
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Dung Beetles: The Little Things That Run the World
They are found nearly all over the planet and are considered engineers of the soil. But why are dung beetles so fascinated with poop?
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The Fabulous, Functional World of Sea Slugs
Flamboyant in appearance and stealthy in their ways, sea slugs protect themselves in unique ways, including repurposing the defence weapons of their prey for their own protection
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Life of Corals: Witnessing an Ecosystem in Collapse
As oceans warm up the symbiotic relationship between corals and microscopic algae breaks down. Corals get bleached, making them susceptible to disease and eventually leading to the death of reef ecosystems
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Spider Hunting Spider: Portia and the Art of Problem Solving
A peanut-sized jumping spider called Portia concocts complex strategies to catch its prey
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Out of Favour: Prayer for a Mantis
This farmer’s aide is a voracious eater that has helped keep insect populations in check. Unfortunately, excessive spraying of chemical insecticides is destroying this natural pest controller
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When Danger Lurks: Toxic Beauties in Action
Butterflies have adopted numerous defence mechanisms to fool their predators, but how well do these tricks work?
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On a Wing: Titli Utsavs in Uttarakhand
Butterfly and moth festivals in Uttarakhand open up new vistas for nature lovers and encourage the appreciation and conservation of lesser-known species
Wild Vault
Enter the Mysterious World of Camel Spiders
Neither camel nor spider, this hyperactive solifugid is a nocturnal warrior and formidable lover
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Masters of Disguise: Blue Oakleaf Butterfly
A dried leaf fluttering on a tree trunk in the tropical rainforests of the Western Ghats could well be the masquerade of a brilliant blue butterfly
Wild Vault
Did You Know? Starfish and How They Regenerate
The star of the ocean — which can regrow lost body parts, including organs — is best observed from a distance
Wild Vault
Wings of Chance: The Accidental Discovery of the Apatani Glory Moth
In remote Pange, near the Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, an “unintentional” photograph by a local sparked a series of scientific expeditions and led to the discovery of a new moth species, now named after his tribe
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There’s a Caterpillar on Your Palm Plant, Daddy
They are many a gardener’s bane, but with a little time, caterpillars can bring great benefits to their habitat
Urban Jungle
Life of Corals: The Origin Story
The brilliant corals we see at the bottom of the ocean are animals, the most extraordinarily wild architects on earth, and they use stinging cells to capture their prey
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Snare Traps and Night-vision Goggles: Net-casting Spider on a Hunt
Hunter, scientist, skilled weaver, and meticulous planner — this fascinating arachnid’s nightly action plan reveals it is as intelligent as it is industrious
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Leap of Faith: The Magical World of Jumping Spiders
These creatures are a highly adaptable species of spider with advanced vision, and can be found from the freezing-cold high Himalayas to the arid, baking desert of Rajasthan
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Why Do Fireflies Glow?
What causes the belly of the firefly to glow?
Wild Vault
The Eight-Legged Wolf with Stars in its Eyes
Spotting wolf spiders at night feels like part-arachnology and part-stargazing — their twinkling eyes shine like diamonds on the desert floor
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Gossamer Wings: Damselflies and Dragonflies of the Western Ghats
Odonates are older than the mountains, and among the first creatures on Earth to fly. Their presence indicates a healthy and harmonious ecosystem
Photo Story
Dune Crickets: The Underdogs of the Thar Desert
The Thar desert in Rajasthan is home to two of the seven known dune cricket species. The insects have adopted mechanisms and lifestyles that help them survive the arid desert climate
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Bats and Moths: Evolution and the Relationship of Predator and Prey
Predator bats and the moths they prey on continue to evolve and adapt to suit their survival needs
Wild Vault
The Curious Case of the Scorpion in the Night-time
Humans may be terrified of the scorpion’s sting, but some scientists are now fascinated by the potential its venom presents
Wild Vault
The Spider’s Wharf: Tales of a Freshwater Fishing Enthusiast
From stealthily waiting by the water to prey on fish and tadpoles to females consuming males as a part of courtship ritual, the world of fishing spiders is full of intrigue
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Shine a Light: A Saturday Night Moth Party in Delhi
The moths of Delhi’s Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary have their own loyal fan base, and shutter-friendly paparazzi
Urban Jungle
The Tamilian Warrior is Now a State Butterfly
Tamil Nadu becomes the fifth Indian state to declare a state butterfly to boost conservation practices
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Fly on Little Wings: A Guide to India’s Butterfly Parks
Butterfly gardens and parks are not exotic locations in unique surroundings, you can create one in your home
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The Rare Hawkmoths of Ladakh
Rediscovering the sea buckthorn hawkmoth in Ladakh after a hundred years, plus a glimpse of other nocturnal hawkmoths of the region
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Mosquitoes: Queen of Pests or Evolutionary Genius?
Is the mosquito a buzzing nuisance or an example of nature’s masterful design? Or both?
Wild Vault
There’s a New Species of Scorpion on the Block
In July 2O19, after a decade of ambiguity, Hotentotta vinchu, identified by researchers in the Western Ghats, was acknowledged as a new species of scorpion
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Global Insect Apocalypse: Why India Must Worry
According to scientists, 4O per cent of insect species are likely to become extinct globally in the coming years
Conservation
Flying Solo with a Planthopper in Agumbe
Whether at the nymph stage when it is a funky looking white creature with powdery tentacles sprouting from the body, or in adulthood, when it looks like a butterfly, this tropical planthopper is truly fascinating
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Wings of Wonder: Butterflies of Hollongapar
A rainy night, followed by a sunny morning is sure to bring out a huge number of the 2OO species of butterflies and moths that thrive in Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary
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Here’s why Birds Avoid the Red-spot Jezebel Butterfly
It’s not predators this gorgeous butterfly needs to worry about, but invasive species of plants that are taking over our jungles
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Catch a Spot of Iridescence When a Gaudy Baron Flits By
Amidst the whoops and calls of apes, the beatific gaudy baron butterfly is the perfect distraction
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Watch Out, She Bites
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Breaking out the Army Fatigues
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Tiny Tentacles in the Mighty Kaveri
Hovering like surreal little spaceships, diaphanous freshwater jellyfish are the secretive, benign inhabitants of the sacred river of southern India
Photo Story
Coral Gardens: Artworks Under Indian Seas
Reefs with their multihued coral and vibrant fish can be as dazzling and magical
as a throbbing rainforest
Photo Story
Love and Longing of the Red Velvet Mite
Monsoon brings high drama for the biggest member of the mite family
Wild Vault