insects

One evening I heard a buzzing sound near my glass door overlooking the garden. I did not pay much attention as I did not expect anything unusual. After a while I noticed two bees in my living

A butterfly hunter in Lalbagh, 20th December 2013   Vinyasa U writes:“Suhas S Sapthagiri has noticed a person (a foreigner by the looks of him)  killing butterflies in Lalbagh, Bangalore, on 20th December 2013. Whatever  the

   Here are some of the common butterflies that one can see around us, right now. One of the good places I look for them is the Reserve Forest in the MICO Arikere Layout; but

 We generally dress in our oldest, dull-coloured clothes to go on nature trails, because many creatures are sensitive to bright colours, and vanish as soon they see such colours moving around. In Nature, blending in

The Poinsettia bush at Hosur Road cemetery had a surprise in store. My prayers however were for the prey rather than the praying mantis, for I am sure they needed them more.

The Common Jezebel loves the Rain trees and Gulmohurs. But comes to feed on bushes down below. Its unhurried and confident flight is the result of the strong defence mechanism it possesses.