A COLORFUL MALE STREAM RUBY (Heliocypha bisignata) DAMSELFLY FROM SIRSI, KARNATAKA, INDIA
"EACH SPECIES IS A MASTERPIECE, A CREATION ASSEMBLED WITH EXTREME CARE AND GENIUS"
- Edward Osborne Wilson (E. O. Wilson )
About me
I am a hard-core nature lover, with a keen interest in the behavioral aspects of Jumping Spiders (Salticidae). As much as I enjoy watching, documenting, and recording the natural history of spiders and other terrestrial arthropods, I equally enjoy watching birds, roaming in the forest to find Reptiles and Amphibians. I began learning and appreciating macro photography during the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a result, I ended up clicking pictures of more than 50 different species of spiders just in my home garden. I recorded two novel behavioral findings while observing these spiders, and I eventually managed to get them published in the PECKHAMIA journal.
SOME COOL OBSERVATIONS FROM THE WILD
HE CAME, HE SAW, HE CONQUERED!!!
Male dancing for the female
Rival Male starts to dance for the female
After an intense Dance-off, the female accepts the Rival Male
After a while, the Male mates with the female and seals the deal!!
A PARASITIC WASP, LOBSTER MOTH AND COCKTAIL ANTS
This observation is one of the most interesting Natural history moments I have ever observed in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai, India.
The Parasitoid wasp larvae have taken over the Lobster Moth caterpillar and have made cocoons on its body resulting in the death of the caterpillar. Crematogaster sp. ants being opportunistic scavengers, took to feasting on this dead caterpillar.
A DEADLY PIGGYBACK RIDE FOR THE SCORPION BABIES
An adult female Red Scorpion (Hottentotta tamulus) with babies and their exuviae on her abdomen
Closeup of the babies
A CAMOUFLAGED TALE OF TWO TAILS!!!
Different individuals of Two-tailed Spiders (Hersilia sp.) blending in perfectly with their backgrounds
FORBIDDEN SHUTTLECOCK FROM THE FOREST!!
Clathrus cf. delicatus commonly known as Shuttlecock mushroom
Shuttlecock mushroom in its habitat
MUSHROOMS OR BIRD NESTS??
A Closeup of a Bird's Nest Fungi (Cyathus sp.)
