One, two, three,…, …, …, fourteen! I am reminiscing for sure. But not from my childhood days of learning numbers. It was about 3 decades ago in the forests of Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary. Dark grey clouds delivered the much needed…
An assassin’s camouflage
As it happens so very often, I thought I saw something move on the trunk of the tree that I had just walked past. I stopped. I walked back a few paces to the tree to check if I did…
Dragonfly – a full circle!
Dragonflies. For many of us the word dragonfly brings up memories of childhood when we perhaps tried to catch them for fun. It must have been a very disappointing experience for most as the dragonfly got away. All this experience…
Clash of the Titans : Dragonfly vs Robberfly
Dragonflies ruled the air. When they evolved some 300 million years ago, they were unquestioned masters of the skies. They were also large – a fossil dragonfly had a wingspan of about 75 cm! Today, we do not have such…
Preying Spiders
Monsoons breathe new life into the landscape. The dry landscape suddenly becomes a vibrant green. The countryside that was hitherto seemingly dull, dreary, dry and bereft of any life suddenly seems to be buzzing with activity. Plants are in various…