Stonefly
The sun slowly disappeared behind the hills. The colour of the sky changed hues by the minute. I was at the banks of the Cauvery at Galibore sitting under a gigantic Arjuna tree Terminalia arjuna, soaking in the lovely evening.…
Moulting spiders
It was during the latter half of the eighties that I witnessed an extraordinary event; an event that even to this day leaves me marvelling when I think about it! Seeing a tarantula is an exciting experience in itself; but…
The Snail and the Glow worm
The fact that glow worms routinely eat snails is well established. I have on umpteen occasions seen a glow worm making a meal of a snail. Till now, however, I had not had an opportunity to actually witness the ‘hunt’.…
Ceropegia – the Lantern flower
It was several years ago, on the outskirts of Bangalore, that I first chanced upon a flower; it was hardly like any other flower I had seen before! I was very curious to find out what it was and also…
The Earth Star & the Bird’s Nest
Fungi are found all around us! They perform an extremely crucial role in the environment – much more than what meets the eye. We often do not realise this because we don’t see them often. Apart from being nature’s recyclers,…