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The delicate dance of the dragonfly

Dragonflies belong to the order Odonata — Greek for ‘toothed one’ — alluding to their serrated teeth, a feature that perhaps gave them the ‘dragon’ moniker.

27 October 2024, 03:04 IST

The delicate dance of the dragonfly

The delicate dance of the dragonfly

The delicate dance of the dragonfly

27 October 2024, 03:04 IST

The dapper terminator of rodents

Russell’s Vipers called Kolaku Mandala in Kannada, are ecologically useful species that play a pivotal role in preserving the balance of ecosystems they inhabit.

29 September 2024, 07:51 IST

The dapper terminator of rodents

The dapper terminator of rodents

The dapper terminator of rodents

29 September 2024, 07:51 IST

The fast and the curious

Common bronzebacks are endemic to South Asia and widely distributed throughout India (Whitaker 1978).

24 August 2024, 21:34 IST

The fast and the curious

The fast and the curious

The fast and the curious

24 August 2024, 21:34 IST

Amphibians to watch in Bisle Ghat

Ramya Coushik documents the coming together of scientists and citizens at Hassan's Bisle Ghat to learn about the life and behaviour of frogs

01 August 2024, 01:07 IST

Amphibians to watch in Bisle Ghat

Amphibians to watch in Bisle Ghat

Amphibians to watch in Bisle Ghat

01 August 2024, 01:07 IST

A quick-tempered fellow with a snout...

These canny snakes which play dead to escape predators or to trap prey also provide valuable ecosystem services, writes Ramya Coushik

27 July 2024, 19:49 IST

A quick-tempered fellow with a snout...

A quick-tempered fellow with a snout...

A quick-tempered fellow with a snout...

27 July 2024, 19:49 IST

The plaintive cry of the lovesick songster

The calls of the lovesick male common hawk-cuckoos echo across the fields in summer, their peak mating season. Mercifully, unlike the male, the female isn’t ‘possessed’ and gets by with grating noises for calls.

30 June 2024, 03:56 IST

The plaintive cry of the lovesick songster

The plaintive cry of the lovesick songster

The plaintive cry of the lovesick songster

30 June 2024, 03:56 IST

Healing a ravaged landscape in India

What are we doing to meet the challenge of land degradation neutrality and other climate change goals? Ramya Coushik gives a lowdown.

07 June 2024, 21:42 IST

Healing a ravaged landscape in India

Healing a ravaged landscape in India

Healing a ravaged landscape in India

07 June 2024, 21:42 IST

Fluffy bundle of paradoxes

If there was a lord of loud and shrill callers at Navilu Kaadu, then the grey francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus) would be that lord.

19 May 2024, 02:56 IST

Fluffy bundle of paradoxes

Fluffy bundle of paradoxes

Fluffy bundle of paradoxes

19 May 2024, 02:56 IST

The solitary signaller of dusk

This ‘marble plopper’ is our resident Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus), a crepuscular, nocturnal ground bird. Crepuscular beings are active at twilight.

28 April 2024, 02:49 IST

The solitary signaller of dusk

The solitary signaller of dusk

The solitary signaller of dusk

28 April 2024, 02:49 IST

Belligerence in a drum

When spring arrives, the brand-new queens emerge from hibernation to find their colonies, and so turns the grand wheel of a paper wasp’s life.

14 March 2024, 04:19 IST

Belligerence in a drum

Belligerence in a drum

Belligerence in a drum

14 March 2024, 04:19 IST