the giant wood spiders
Giant Wood Spider, nephila pilipes [formerly known as nephila maculata]. If you consider the female of this species and the webs they build, yes they are giants but if you look at the males,...
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skink mimicking a snake
In the recent articles we talked about tactics from the snakes, spiders, birds and others for survival, and for saving their offspring. In the picture below, you can see a skink (kind of lizards)...
spider X and st. andrew’s cross: death-feigning tactics
This is a common garden spider, but known by a lot of special names, one of them being the St. Andrew’s Cross spider. They are known so because they align their legs in the...
crab spiders and camouflage
A crab spider (Thomisus sp. Family: Thomisidae) and a flower beetle @ home, Kerala. The Thomisdae, or Crab spiders are the masters of ambush and disguise. Some of them change their colors in tune to the...
onam with nature
Oru ettukaliyude onappookkalam.. a spider’s web design (!!) evoking memories of the long lost Onam days I used to celebrate at home in Kerala. Photograph taken while I was at home during last Onam....
