About the same time three years ago, I wrote two blog posts. They were titled The Banana Plants and the Shortnosed Fruit Bats and The Mast Tree and the Tailed Jay. These essentially tried to introduce you to some of…
Jumping Ant with prey
It has been over a decade since I was introduced to ants. Over the years, I have seen several ants, not knowing the name of the species and its natural history. Among the multitude of ants, one – the Jumping…
Calotes and the Hawk Moth larva
One morning last week, when I came out of my room, I was treated to a very interesting sight. A Coucal. The booming calls of the Coucals are often heard and the birds themselves are seen regularly in our garden.…
Assassin Bugs
It was during my second, albeit brief, visit to Port Blair that I got an opportunity to trek in the wilderness of the Andamans. The trek was from Shoal Bay to Madhuban. The distance that we had planned to cover…