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Observer

chofungi

Date

March 7, 2023 10:37 PM CST

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Date

January 16, 2022 09:07 AM IST

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What

Merlin (Falco columbarius)

Observer

anudibranchmom

Date

January 8, 2019 12:23 PM PST

Description

Experts - What is going on here? This male American Kestrel sure did seem to have the hots for this female Merlin. He kept trying to get close to her and even brought her a few treats (insects?) from the grass beneath the fence. She accepted the treats but didn't seem thrilled with the attention. However, when he flew off, she followed him...

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Observer

haneesh

Date

June 5, 2022 11:46 PM IST

Description

While I am uploading more pictures to the post, some error occurred and I have accidently deleted the post. This is the new updated post

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What

Masked Crab Spider (Thomisus labefactus)

Observer

yuvanaves

Date

July 29, 2023 09:59 AM IST

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What

Genus Peng

Observer

abhiapc

Date

December 30, 2022 10:03 AM IST

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Observer

maheshmatthew

Date

July 2, 2023 11:58 AM IST

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What

Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Observer

osoandino

Date

December 2016

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Observer

rorywills

Date

December 30, 2021 12:12 PM CST

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What

Bonnets (Genus Mycena)

Observer

lohityt

Date

June 19, 2023

Place

Mala (Google, OSM)

Description

Golden-backed Frog
Mushroom grown on frog body

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What

Kalpetta Yellow Bush Frog (Raorchestes nerostagona)

Observer

vishwanathgowda

Date

June 2023

Description

Found this on tree bark. Night macro walk.

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Observer

shaun-lee

Date

February 21, 2016

Description

Bioluminescent Limpet

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What

Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica)

Observer

ragoorao

Date

September 15, 2011

Description

A parent Purple-rumped Sunbird,has an Unique way of keeping the nest clean of Feacal droppings of the chicks. On a Vocal signal from the parent, the chick, turns backward and projects out of the nest-entrance and defecates, for the waiting parent to pick it up with her beak and dispose the dropping away from the nest. This perhaps prevents fungal & other microbial infestation inside the humid nest.

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What

Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)

Observer

ragoorao

Date

September 1, 2012

Description

A Common Myna-Acredotheres tristis, with an unusually long & curved beak.The only one in the flock of Mynas in the locality.

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What

Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)

Observer

vipinbaliga

Date

March 14, 2010

Description

Blyth's Reed Warbler with Fowl Pox.

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What

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)

Observer

afsarnayakkan

Date

April 16, 2023 09:31 AM IST

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What

Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata)

Observer

vivek32

Date

June 2019

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What

Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus)

Observer

afsarnayakkan

Date

April 2023

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

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What

Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

Observer

pm_1947

Date

May 2, 2023 07:26 AM IST

Description

The bird had three chicks

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Observer

aravindmanoj

Date

May 2023

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What

Peninsular Black Scorpions (Genus Chersonesometrus)

Observer

nani_

Date

April 30, 2022 10:31 PM IST

Description

Scorpion under UV light

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What

Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata)

Observer

nani_

Date

December 22, 2020 09:25 AM IST

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Observer

deekshith20

Date

April 4, 2023 11:14 PM IST

Description

Newly emerged

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Observer

awayk3n

Date

April 8, 2023 10:09 AM IST

Place

Karaikudi (Google, OSM)

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Observer

chinmay_c_m

Date

April 2, 2023 10:15 AM IST

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Observer

ajith1

Date

April 6, 2023 01:25 AM IST

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Observer

csbandi

Date

March 26, 2023 09:17 AM IST

Description

A tick-led spider :) Stenaelurillus sp??

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What

Shorttailed Whipscorpions (Order Schizomida)

Observer

chinmay_c_m

Date

April 3, 2023 10:15 AM IST

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Observer

chinmay_c_m

Date

April 2, 2023 05:04 PM IST

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What

Indian Ornamental Tarantula (Poecilotheria regalis)

Observer

chinmay_c_m

Date

April 6, 2023 04:40 PM IST

Place

Bangalore (Google, OSM)

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Observer

trsraman

Date

April 2023

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Observer

ashwinv

Date

April 2023

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What

Bush Frogs (Genus Raorchestes)

Observer

ashwinv

Date

April 4, 2023 02:24 PM IST

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What

Ornate Flying Snake (Chrysopelea ornata ssp. ornata)

Observer

poorna_sona

Date

October 5, 2022 10:09 AM IST

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Observer

hornbilljim

Date

March 18, 2023 01:27 PM IST

Place

Bangalore (Google, OSM)

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Observer

jithesh

Date

March 16, 2023 06:31 PM IST

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What

Three-striped Palm Squirrel (Funambulus palmarum)

Observer

varmax

Date

March 15, 2023 05:03 PM IST

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Observer

goudagururaj

Date

March 16, 2023 09:53 AM IST

Description

Glyptogona

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What

Tarantulas (Family Theraphosidae)

Observer

goudagururaj

Date

March 14, 2023 10:36 PM IST

Description

Tarantula

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Observer

jayarakesh

Date

March 2023

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Observer

awayk3n

Date

March 5, 2023 09:43 AM IST

Place

Karaikudi (Google, OSM)

Description

New species

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Observer

jithesh

Date

March 5, 2023 12:32 PM IST

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Observer

abhiapc

Date

May 23, 2022 08:16 PM IST

Description

prey -observation

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What

Running Crab Spiders (Family Philodromidae)

Observer

pavan_tavrekere

Date

June 8, 2021 08:54 PM IST

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Observer

awayk3n

Date

March 11, 2023 08:32 AM IST

Place

Karaikudi (Google, OSM)

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What

Indian Flying-Fox (Pteropus giganteus)

Observer

hemant

Date

May 19, 2013 03:04 PM IST

Description

flying fox with pup
pups are carried by the mother for the first few weeks of life, with weaning occurring around 5 months of age. Males do not participate in parental care. Young bats learn to fly at approximately 11 weeks of age.

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What

Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Observer

hemant

Date

January 12, 2014

Description

Great Egret with Little cormorent

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Observer

abhiapc

Date

May 4, 2021 11:02 AM IST

Place

Kalalavadi (Google, OSM)

Description

Pseudoscorpion & its babies !
These tiny creatures are really amazing to watch. Other day I posted how these false scorpions carry their eggs, like a bunch of grapes on its back.
Here i got continuation of that , Where Mother pseudoscorpion is carrying its juvenile on dorsum of abdomen & few more are there on its ventral side.
I was not able to capture better than this as pseudoscorpions are restless creatures & they never sit when exposed to sunlight. They always move in search of the dark. These Arachnids have the unique strength of moving both forward & backward.
This makes us very difficult to capture . I am sharing three record photos,to showcase its maternal care.
ಹುಸಿಚೇಳಿನ ಬಗೆಗೆ ನಾನು ಈ ಹಿಂದೆ ನಿಮಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯೊಳಗೆ , ಜೇನ್ನೊಣದ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಇವು ಜೀವನ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇವು ಮರದ ತೊಗಟೆಯ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತವೆಯಾದ್ದರಿಂದ ಇವು ಹೊರಜಗತ್ತಿಗೆ ಕಾಣುವುದೇ ಇಲ್ಲ.
ಈ ಅಷ್ಟಪದಿಯ ಅಧ್ಯಯನಕ್ಕೆ ಒಂದು ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯೇ ಸೂಕ್ತ .
ತಿಂಗಳಿಗೊಮ್ಮೆ ನಾನು ನಮ್ಮ ತೋಟದಲ್ಲಿನ ಜೇನುಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯ ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಕೈ ಹಾಕಿದಾಗ ನನಗೆ ಈ ಹುಸಿಚೇಳುಗಳ ದರ್ಶನವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಕ್ಯಾಮೆರಾ ಸದಾ ಜೊತೆಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಇವು ಸದಾ ಕತ್ತಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬದುಕುವ ಜೀವಿಗಳು. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ನಾವು ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದೊಡನೆ, ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಸೆರೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಅಡಗಿಬಿಡುತ್ತವೆ.
ಮೊನ್ನೆಯೂ ಹಾಗೆ ಆಯ್ತು.
ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯ ಒಳಗೆ ಹುಸಿಚೇಳೊಂದು ಈಗ ತಾನೇ ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊರ ಬಂದ ಮರಿಯನ್ನು ಬೆನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ಕುರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿತ್ತು. ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯ ಕೆಳಗೆ, ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ ಗೊಂಚಲಿನಂತೆ ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಗಳಿದ್ದವು ಮತ್ತು ಆ ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಗಳಿಂದ ಮರಿಗಳು ಹೊರಬರಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದ್ದವು.
ಈ ಅಪರೂಪದ ಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ದಾಖಲಿಸಲು ಅನೇಕ ಸವಾಲುಗಳು.
ಹುಸಿಚೇಳು ಕತ್ತಲೆಯನ್ನು ಹುಡಿಕಿಕೊಂಡು, ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಇವುಗಳು ಹಿಂದೆ, ಮುಂದೆ ಅಡ್ಡಡ್ಡ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಥ್ಯ ಹೊಂದಿದೆ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಇದನ್ನು ಫೋಕಸ್ಪೆ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಬಲು ಕಷ್ಟ. ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಯೊಳಗಣ ಜೇನ್ನೊಣಗಳು ನನ್ನ ಸುತ್ತ ಹಾರುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು. ಯಾವಾಗ ಚುಚ್ಚುವುದೋ ಎಂಬ ಭಯ ಒಂದು ಕಡೆಯಾದರೆ, ಕಾಲಿಗೆ ಕುತ್ತುವ ಸೊಳ್ಳೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಕಚ್ಚುವ ಕೆಂಜುಗಗಳು ಇನ್ನೊಂದುಕಡೆ .
ಇವೆಲ್ಲದರ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ನನಗೆ ಮೂರೇ ಮೂರೂ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಸಿಕ್ಕವು. ಅಷ್ಟು ಹೊತ್ತಿಗೆ ಈ ಹುಸಿ ಚೇಳು ತನ್ನ ಮಕ್ಕಳೊಡನೆ ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯ ಸೆರೆಯೊಳಗೆ ಅವಿತುಬಿಟ್ಟಿತ್ತು.
ಚಿತ್ರೀಕರಿಸಿದ ಆ ಮೂರೂ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಇದೋ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ ನಿಮಗಾಗಿ.
May 2021
Indraprastha
Mysuru.

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Observer

hayath_mohammed

Date

June 22, 2019

Place

Bangalore (Google, OSM)

Description

A Weevil with two mites

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What

Plain Tiger Butterfly (Danaus chrysippus)

Observer

csbandi

Date

February 28, 2023 11:26 AM IST

Description

The contrasting pictures, three days apart. The caterpillar while pupating showed unhealthy signs and few days later the parasite wasp larva(?) emerged and seems to have died too before pupating! Wonder why and what caused this.

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What

Heart-spotted Woodpecker (Hemicircus canente)

Observer

sunnyjosef

Date

February 27, 2023 12:19 PM IST

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What

Flower Spiders (Genus Diaea)

Observer

csbandi

Date

March 2, 2023 08:57 AM IST

Description

The ants kept troubling the spider, but it gave a damn and shoo them off, at one point few of them gripped it, but it got rid off them in no time

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What

Kalpetta Yellow Bush Frog (Raorchestes nerostagona)

Observer

loner1

Date

March 2023

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

Description

On a leaf near an artificial pond... No of individuals spotted are 2..4 of R.malabaricus also spotted

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What

Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)

Observer

sunandav

Date

February 2023

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What

Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans)

Observer

nelson_wisnik

Date

December 3, 2018

Description

in the absence of a trunk or stone to lean on, a capybara may be an option;
I have observed these two individuals do this twice;

see also
https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/nelson_wisnik/21258-the-friendly-capybara

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Observer

dineshkumar7

Date

February 21, 2023 06:47 PM IST

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What

Scorpion-Spiders (Genus Galeodes)

Date

February 25, 2023 09:12 AM IST

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What

Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)

Observer

abhiapc

Date

February 2023

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What

Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)

Observer

shivaprakash

Date

February 2023

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What

Southern Dhole (Cuon alpinus ssp. dukhunensis)

Observer

neal_reptile

Date

February 2023

Description

Picture taken by my uncle of a colony of Dholes which are part of a small population in the Ooty area. This picture was taken somewhere in sholur. Not sure of the
exact location.

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What

Siamese Yellowleaf (Xanthophyllum flavescens)

Observer

renju

Date

February 18, 2023 10:43 AM IST

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Observer

goudagururaj

Date

February 19, 2023 06:19 PM IST

Description

Theridiidae with scorpion kill

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Observer

deepachandran

Date

January 18, 2023 09:21 AM IST

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What

Velvet-ant Mimicking Spider (Coenoptychus pulcher)

Observer

abhiapc

Date

January 16, 2023 05:44 PM IST

Place

Kalalavadi (Google, OSM)

Description

Spiders have tendency to mimic ants :)
Here is one which is mimicking Mutillidae .
Mutillidae wasp family are known as velvet ants,because females are wingless and they resembles large hairy ants.
Wasp itself looks like an ant and here is a spider mimicking that wingless wasp!
Here is
Velvet-ant Mimicking Spider
Coenoptychus pulcher
From grasslands of Mysuru.
January 2023.

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What

Dhole (Cuon alpinus)

Observer

zigzagger

Date

January 2023

Place

India (Google, OSM)

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What

Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

Observer

kshama-bhat

Date

January 2023

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Observer

kshama-bhat

Date

January 2023

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Observer

pcbose

Date

January 1, 2023 10:43 AM IST

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What

Ladybeetle Spiders (Genus Paraplectana)

Observer

jithesh

Date

January 4, 2023 11:46 PM IST

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What

Bicolored Frog (Clinotarsus curtipes)

Date

January 2023

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

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What

Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)

Observer

rameshshenai

Date

January 2023

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

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Date

December 2022

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What

Tubetrapdoor and Wishbone Spiders (Family Nemesiidae)

Observer

chinmay_c_m

Date

December 25, 2022 12:55 PM IST

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What

Tubetrapdoor and Wishbone Spiders (Family Nemesiidae)

Date

December 26, 2022 11:27 PM IST

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What

Genus Peng

Observer

abhiapc

Date

December 30, 2022 09:57 AM IST

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Observer

rushigal

Date

December 25, 2022 11:10 AM IST

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Observer

abhiapc

Date

December 30, 2022 10:25 AM IST

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Observer

jyotsnanag

Date

December 2022

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Observer

deepachandran

Date

December 2022

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

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What

Triangle Web Spiders (Genus Hyptiotes)

Observer

chinmay_c_m

Date

November 27, 2022 11:38 PM IST

Place

Tumkur (Google, OSM)

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What

Arrowbreasted Scorpions (Family Buthidae)

Observer

nisha23

Date

October 4, 2020 08:19 AM IST

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What

Two-striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata)

Observer

csbandi

Date

December 4, 2022 10:21 AM IST

Description

Caught a young mantis

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Observer

mutturajgouda

Date

December 10, 2022 02:07 PM IST

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What

Nilgiri Tiger (Parantica nilgiriensis)

Observer

nitinr

Date

December 2022

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Observer

bharath_madhava

Date

December 2022

Description

Tree

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Observer

deepachandran

Date

December 2022

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

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What

Flower Crab Spiders (Genus Thomisus)

Observer

omkarsd

Date

October 17, 2022 02:10 PM IST

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What

Reticulate Leaf-toed Gecko (Hemidactylus reticulatus)

Observer

dineshkumar7

Date

December 1, 2022 09:32 PM IST

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What

Reticulate Leaf-toed Gecko (Hemidactylus reticulatus)

Observer

sathya7

Date

December 1, 2022 08:55 PM IST

Description

Nice find @dineshkumar7

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What

Blotched House Gecko (Hemidactylus triedrus)

Observer

dineshkumar7

Date

December 1, 2022 08:16 PM IST

Description

Good find by @sathya7

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What

Wight's Twisted Arum (Anaphyllum wightii)

Observer

sachinbhaskar

Date

December 1, 2022 01:25 PM IST

Description

The spadix had an up twisted spathe. The corm seems to be underground and the leaves weren't visible.

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What

Malabar Tree Nymph (Idea malabarica)

Observer

rovingrobson

Date

December 2022

Place

India (Google, OSM)

Description

Photo by local guide Sudheesh, who was with myself and Heidi Doman

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Observer

manu161

Date

November 2022

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Observer

georgemuttathil

Date

November 2022

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What

Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus)

Observer

shalini_binu

Date

June 19, 2020 10:03 AM IST

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Date

September 1, 2022 09:04 PM IST

Place

sowbhagya (Google, OSM)

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Date

August 31, 2022 08:58 AM IST

Place

sowbhagya (Google, OSM)

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Observer

jayarakesh

Date

November 20, 2022 02:16 PM IST

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What

Pantropical Ogre-faced Spiders (Genus Asianopis)

Observer

hayath_mohammed

Date

November 25, 2022

Place

Bangalore (Google, OSM)

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What

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

Observer

gokulvadivel

Date

October 22, 2022 12:27 PM IST

Place

Omalur (Google, OSM)