Hermit Crab
It was late morning and the winter sun was sharp. The sea was calm and there was a gentle breeze. Small waves rolled in gently on to the clean and beautiful beach. I was strolling on the beach just far…
Moulting Grasshopper
Ask a question, “Do you look like your parents?” to insects. The young ones of grasshoppers, bugs and cockroaches will answer, “yes”, while butterflies and beetles will say “no”. All these insects start life as an egg. The young ones…
Stalk-eyed Fly
We were on a short holiday in the Coorg District of Karnataka. It was September and the monsoon was still active and infact we experienced some heavy spells during the first two days of the trip. Nevertheless, we had thoroughly…
Fiddler Crab
“Look at these crabs – they have a large pink pincer!” exclaimed one of my friends with whom I was walking along a path along the waterside vegetation on the coast. “Could they be Fiddler Crabs?” was the thought that…
Chameleon
I was visiting a popular tourist spot not far from Bangalore. I spotted a curious looking green creature on the road while walking through a disturbed forest. It was indulging in very slow deliberate movements. It was perhaps making a…