We may have noticed these common holes in soft sandy patches and walked on. Few might imagine that these tiny holes are actually the engineering effort of some young insects (antlion larvae), at work catching a little hard working engineer – an ant! As ambush predators, catching prey is risky because food arrives unpredictably and,…
It was a nice to see this beautiful fellow looking around for minerals on the ground… and holding his ground in the strong winds. The green jay butterfly belongs to the swallowtail family (wiki): Strong and restless fliers, they are very active butterflies and flutter their wings constantly even when at flowers. They are seldom…
Took a night stroll yesterday after a gap… its a nice thing to do every night. The frog-orchestra for which no sophisticated Bose speaker or Dolby Surround System was any match… faded off after a while once they realized we were there. But after a while, they started again… Came across these reflections… what is…
Got a good site, next to a light, dinner is served, without much of a fight 😏 (Wonder which of those lines are the non-sticky lines the spider itself walks on without itself getting stuck!)
The spectacular coral tree has so many guests If you just can’t get enough of it, you can look at this video – better still find one in your neighborhood and spend some time with it.
Chiguru – an initiative from Cleanup Turahalli – has completed one month today. Chiguru – a germinating shoot, and typically prominent in Mango trees during the spring season, is an interactive program with neighboring children that brings them closer to nature. More than the program itself, its the overwhelming response by the children and their…
As iNaturalist reported, this fellow would grow up to be an Oleandar Moth. The caption is a satirical take on Robert Frost’s beautiful poem… The woods are lovely, dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep. Touching an oleander caterpillar isn’t recommended. This…
This was one of the plants a little too tall in the fence and was going to be trimmed by the gardeners. Reminded me of a science fiction novel, where the Earthlings suddenly find that the Earth is due for demolition for construction of a hyperspace bypass. “There’s no point in acting surprised about it….
As J Krishnamurti says, “It is only the truth that liberates, not your effort to be free“
This was an amazing sight… it looked like a snake at first sight, but then it was pretty strange… After a quick search based on a wild guess, it turned out to be larvae migrating, possibly some kind of a gnat larvae. But why are these larvae moving like this? You might guess that it…