Stargazing Dung Beetles
An edited version of this post appeared as ‘Life with the insect astronomer’ an article for ‘Rooting For Nature,’ my monthly column in Deccan Herald. The published column is linked here. I kept my eyes peeled…
Category: Insects
Cicada Summer
An edited version of this post appeared as ‘A summer of shrieking cicadas’ an article for ‘Rooting For Nature,’ my monthly column in Deccan Herald. The published column is linked here. Over the last four years,…
Fantastical Creatures on a Mango Plant
This post originally appeared as ‘Marauders on mango plants’, an article for ‘Rooting For Nature’, my monthly column in Deccan Herald. This version has a few more images. The published column is linked here. It was…
A Run-in with a Paper Wasp
A paper wasp delivers an indelible lesson in exerting caution, space and humility when in wild territory.