I distinctly remember what I had encountered several years ago when I had visited a college in Goa. I was talking to one of the faculty members, standing outside the building. My attention was drawn to a pretty Red Pierrot…
Weaver Ants
A casual stroll in the wilderness always leaves me wondering about the remarkable capabilities of many of the little creatures that share the space with us. Often these are proficiencies that we fail to recognise, let alone appreciate. One such…
Parental care in spiders
Someone walking with head bent down is not necessarily doing so out of boredom, frustration or dejection. The person could simply be searching for spiders on the ground! A casual stroll on the wild side looking down is likely to…
Bagworm
Many of us may have noticed a little brown speck of ‘dirt’ stuck to the walls in our homes. It looks like a blot on an otherwise clean wall or should I say on our house-keeping skills? Often, it is…