Glow worm
Coming to think of it, it has been more than 25 years since I first saw a glow-worm in my garden. Ever since, I have seen it every year around Shivarathri festival. The glow-worms would make their presence felt for…
The Binturong
The Binturong Arctictis binturong belongs to the family of civets (Family Viveriidae). Being secretive and rare, the binturong is a little known creature. This arboreal (living on trees) creature occurs in northeastern states in India, while its range extends over…
Flowering Trees
Bangalore’s charm as a Garden City may have diminished. However, some of the trees that perhaps earned its name are still to be seen and cherished. For those of us who would want to simply immerse ourselves in that moment…
Froghopper
‘Can you please tell us what that frothy thing is?’ This was the question a parent asked me while pointing in the direction of a small frothy mass on a plant while on a nature trail in Lalbagh Botanical Gardens.…
Baccaurea courtallensis
Tropical evergreen forests of the southern Western Ghats are the home of this endangered, evergreen tree. The tree bears tiny crimson flowers on long stalks growing on the trunk of the tree (cauliflory). These stalks are arranged in clusters on…