The Banana Skipper invades
About the same time three years ago, I wrote two blog posts. They were titled The Banana Plants and the Shortnosed Fruit Bats and The Mast Tree and the Tailed Jay. These essentially tried to introduce you to some of…
Seed Dispersal
Many of you, who are reading this article, perhaps spend considerable time in the outdoors. How often have you at the end of the trip sat down and patiently removed various plant matter stuck to your clothes? Or even been…
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…
Andaman Day Gecko
The moment it was decided that I was going to the Andamans, I set out to do my homework. In the process, one species that caught my attention was the Andaman Day Gecko. So much so that, from the moment…
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…