Author: Roxy Mathew Koll

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the mother’s day spider

Mother. Struggling to carry its egg to a safe position. The Mother’s Day Spider Species: theridula angula Family: theridiidae Common Name: Pearl Spider Location: Kottayam, Kerala

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the long-horned spiny spider

Two of its extended horn like spines are very long and makes the spider look like an alien. Species: gasteracantha dalyi Family: araneidae Common Name: Long-horned Spiny Spider Location: Muthanga, Wayanad, Kerala

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female figures of ellora

The ancient (5~10th cent. AD) rock-cut caves of Ellora were oblivious to the outside world for several centuries – until they were redisovered in the early 19th century. In these caves are the goddesses, frozen in time, assuming their ultimate postures in...

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the forest skimmer

Skimmers consists the largest dragonfly family. Many of them are brightly colored, and so is this forest skimmer (male). The fulvous forest skimmers are rusty colored, with transparent wing tips. The female looks similar, but with a...