I had just been introduced to birdwatching. The new found hobby took me out on forays into the scarce wilderness on the outskirts of Bangalore. On one such outing, the morning had progressed and the bird activity had substantially reduced.…
A home away from home!
Recently, I spent some time in my garden. Everything was damp owing to the heavy rains that came down over the previous two days. While looking around, I noticed an ant carry something in its mandibles. I got curious and…
Net-casting Spider
I am so used to staring into the large eyes of the jumping spiders. I thoroughly enjoy photographing them because of their eyes. They truly have the largest of spider eyes… or so I thought until recently. Here, I was…
Lantern flies
This was during early 1990s. I had recently acquired a new gadget – an SLR! It was still those days when one used slide film in the cameras and most amateurs shot with some amount of thrift. As part of…
The Debris Orb Weaver Cyclosa sp.
I have said time and again – a stroll on the wild side often throws up surprises. Here I was, sitting in front of a very interesting spider web with admiration for the little genius. The web was very delicate…