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...
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...
chaityas of ajanta caves
Chaityas are buddhist prayer halls that house a stupa. The word chaitya has its roots in sanskrit chita ~ meaning a pyre or a pile of ashes. The ancient rock-cut buddhist caves of Ajanta...
the lemon emigrant
It is lemony, and it is a migrant. Migration could be one of its strategy to deal with adverse seasonal changes, like the tropical rainfall. It also exhibits seasonal dimorphism: dark yellow colors(form crocale)...
