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anubhav-agarwal

Date

January 21, 2024 01:17 PM IST

Description

Found plenty of these larvae in my compost pile. Also this adult. Thought it to be dead, till I took it in my hand. It extended it's legs and started walking around.

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veenas

Date

January 12, 2024 09:41 AM IST

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What

Pentatomomorph Bugs (Infraorder Pentatomomorpha)

Date

January 6, 2024 12:40 PM IST

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What

Tropical Fire Ant (Solenopsis geminata)

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bioexplorer_ash

Date

December 29, 2023 11:24 AM IST

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What

Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

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deemopahan

Date

January 7, 2024 08:36 AM IST

Description

Plant, , AWW, Turahalli Tree Park, 070124

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bonpradhan

Date

December 30, 2023 08:44 PM IST

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What

Common Sawflies (Family Tenthredinidae)

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anand_james

Date

May 10, 2022 07:25 AM IST

Description

Size: less than two cm

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What

Spotted Linsang (Prionodon pardicolor)

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premjitelangbam

Date

October 18, 2020 05:57 PM IST

Description

The village where it is found is the peripheries of Thangjing Hill, Manipur. It is found in a raring cage where chicken & ducks are keeping in captive..

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What

Mandarin Blue (Charana mandarinus)

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dr_ravindra

Date

May 28, 2022 07:20 AM IST

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What

River Eels (Genus Anguilla)

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renju

Date

June 26, 2022 04:41 PM IST

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What

Galaxy Frog (Melanobatrachus indicus)

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danielraju

Date

October 2020

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

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What

Sneaky African Fig Wasp (Watshamiella alata)

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alandmanson

Date

June 4, 2022 12:15 PM SAST

Description

This series shows Watshamiella alata watching Sycoscapter cornutus oviposit into a Ficus burkei syconium (fruiting body) for over seven minutes; after the Sycoscapter female departs, the Watshamiella female proceeds to oviposit into the same hole. Compton et al. (2009) described this behaviour for different species of Watshamiella in Uganda and Kenya on Ficus sycomorus and Ficus artocarpoides.
Compton, S.G., Van Noort, S., McLeish, M., Deeble, M. and Stone, V., 2009. Sneaky African fig wasps that oviposit through holes drilled by other species. African Natural History, 5, pp.9-15. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230580629

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What

Eastern Death's Head Hawkmoth (Acherontia styx)

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myomyintthu

Date

January 30, 2023 10:36 AM +0630

Place

Yangon, MM (Google, OSM)

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abhiapc

Date

December 17, 2023 04:07 PM IST

Place

Uchangi (Google, OSM)

Description

Dressing/looking like a stronger - Best way to defend oneself .

Yesterday i went for small trek along with parents of my kid’s school (Arivu Vidhya samste). We went to trek small hillock near uchangi . Easy trek, but it’s not easy to walk with macro enthusiasts as we peep over every plant, turn every leaf to explore insect diversity.
Trek was very fruitful for me as I got many unusual sightings of spiders & insects along with scenic view of westernghats. There were many existing moments & its usual tendency to post the best in the begging of photo story. I thought of posting one interesting crab spider or one ground spider with its unique hunting technique. But just a phone call with my friend vipin made me to post this!
Yes.. This was my highlight from yesterdays walk.
While returning from Hill, we took stop near water stream & quenched our thirst. My son Amathya was little faraway searching for insects. He never call me, unless its unusual. Amathya kept on calling me. come fast. Here is something interesting . A hornet with its first pair of leg like praying mantis. I want near it. oh. a hornet.
Just a month back I had got painful sting from Hornet . This memory was very active so i decided to photograph from little distance . two to three pic, Hornet disappeared.
Today I was saying about this Hornet to vipin over phone & simultaneously I sent an image too. Looking at the image, he was super exited, which i was not on field !
ohh... you got a jackpot.
This is a Mantispidae/ mantidflies. Never seen such a Mantidfly which is total mimicry of Hornet, almost looking like dangerous. Vespa tropica.
I looked over image again.. oh.. i was fooled .. its not a Hornet . Batesian mimicry was successful. This mimicry fools many predators, just like how I was fooled.

(
Batesian mimicry is a form of mimicry where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a predator of them both)
Thanks to Amathya for spotting & Thanks to vipin again :)
Decemeber 2023
Uchangi
Kodagu.

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bonpradhan

Date

December 14, 2023 08:12 PM IST

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What

Chalcidoid Wasps (Superfamily Chalcidoidea)

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alfred_daniel_j

Date

March 13, 2020 03:35 AM IST

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naturalist43365

Date

April 24, 2022 01:57 AM IST

Description

Mating pair

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What

Inimia nat

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glendawalter

Date

January 21, 2023 04:50 PM AEST

Description

About 25 mm long. Matthew, I have emailed you re these.

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What

Green Lynx Spiders (Genus Peucetia)

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aadhithan

Date

September 6, 2023 10:18 AM IST

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What

Indian Sundew (Drosera indica)

Date

October 7, 2023 05:47 PM IST

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What

Agaricus Sect. Trisulphurati (Section Trisulphurati)

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varmax

Date

November 27, 2023 08:22 AM IST

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dpparsons

Date

April 22, 2022 11:50 AM IST

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amatyasharma

Date

September 23, 2023 11:18 AM IST

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What

Grass Lizards (Genus Takydromus)

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shuklasd

Date

February 4, 2022 09:50 PM IST

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gopisundar

Date

August 2021

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suma12

Date

October 15, 2023 10:29 AM IST

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jayarakesh

Date

October 7, 2023 04:10 PM IST

Description

Nymph moulting

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What

Khasi Hills Forest Lizard (Calotes maria)

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anirudha4

Date

September 30, 2023 07:47 AM IST

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What

Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii)

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paragshinde

Date

March 10, 2023 05:20 PM IST

Description

we still not confirm about This Russells viper because of russells viper geaographic range.. and there is only manipur state we found russells viper in north east india (7 sister).Russells viper ventral scale i showed in picture & we are doing study on it and trying solve this mystery.

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What

Indian Grey Mongoose (Urva edwardsii)

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deemopahan

Date

October 2, 2023 08:38 AM IST

Description

Indian Grey Mongoose with Russell's Viper kill, Bannerghatta Walk, 021023

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What

Roger's Pygmy Snapping Ant (Strumigenys rogeri)

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itsamantis

Date

September 20, 2023 09:44 AM IST

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viraljoshi

Date

August 6, 2023 02:36 PM IST

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viraljoshi

Date

August 6, 2023 02:40 PM IST

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hemant

Date

September 9, 2023 11:24 PM IST

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suma12

Date

September 12, 2023 03:44 PM IST

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kunikimu

Date

August 29, 2023 08:06 AM IST

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viraljoshi

Date

July 26, 2023 10:36 PM IST

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drpadhiyar

Date

July 16, 2023 03:32 PM IST

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What

Orange-striped Tiger Beetle (Cicindela hamiltoniana)

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karthik_83

Date

May 6, 2023 09:50 PM IST

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nani_

Date

June 25, 2023 08:30 AM IST

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What

Indian Cooperative Spiders (Stegodyphus sarasinorum)

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vaidyar

Date

June 28, 2023 05:22 PM IST

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ananding

Date

August 5, 2004

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jeanmartins

Date

December 9, 2021 05:46 PM -03

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sankarkdas77

Date

June 9, 2015

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What

Bonnets (Genus Mycena)

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lohityt

Date

June 19, 2023

Place

Mala (Google, OSM)

Description

Golden-backed Frog
Mushroom grown on frog body

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jithesh

Date

June 18, 2023 11:08 AM IST

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Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela whithillii)

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ashwinv

Date

July 28, 2014

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subbu107

Date

June 17, 2023 12:53 PM IST

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What

Rock Agamas (Genus Psammophilus)

Date

June 12, 2023 04:27 PM IST

Description

A pair of rock agamas mating

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herman8

Date

August 20, 2022 04:57 PM IST

Description

Observed incapacitating and subsequently feeding on a giant millipede

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shivaprakash

Date

July 29, 2012 10:50 AM IST

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What

Lessert's Rainbow Spider (Stenaelurillus lesserti)

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acharya_mr

Date

June 4, 2023 10:33 AM IST

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subbu107

Date

May 28, 2023 09:00 AM IST

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What

Fig Wasps (Family Agaonidae)

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aadhithan

Date

May 23, 2023 10:52 AM IST

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harshaj

Date

May 31, 2023 08:04 AM IST

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What

Psylloids (Superfamily Psylloidea)

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hayath_mohammed

Date

February 5, 2019 02:00 AM IST

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bonpradhan

Date

May 28, 2023 07:17 PM IST

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nisha23

Date

May 17, 2023 10:25 AM IST

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vaidyar

Date

May 17, 2023 05:30 PM IST

Description

With wasp kill

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hayath_mohammed

Date

August 23, 2020 06:27 PM IST

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spidersandthesea

Date

December 31, 2010 11:23 AM IST

Place

Agumbe (Google, OSM)

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amith_kiran

Date

September 9, 2022

Description

Pteromalidae parasitoid wasps on stink bug eggs .
Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
September 2022

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What

Fruit-piercing Moths (Genus Eudocima)

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deekshith20

Date

August 2, 2022 06:00 PM IST

Description

Parasited caterpillar (Parasitic wasp laid eggs on its back)

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somnath1

Date

April 29, 2020 07:26 PM IST

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What

Crimson Marsh Glider (Trithemis aurora)

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acharya_mr

Date

May 11, 2023 10:22 PM IST

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chayantgonsalves

Date

May 11, 2023 08:38 PM IST

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radhikachhaparia

Date

November 20, 2022 03:09 PM IST

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jithesh

Date

August 19, 2021 08:54 PM IST

Place

Padangady (Google, OSM)

Description

Entomopathogenic fungi on tetragnathid

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What

Magpie Moths (Genus Abraxas)

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bonpradhan

Date

May 7, 2023 07:47 PM IST

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chinmay_c_m

Date

April 21, 2023 11:08 AM IST

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What

Tiger Beetles (Subfamily Cicindelinae)

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abhiapc

Date

September 25, 2022 06:59 PM IST

Place

Acharimule (Google, OSM)

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What

Typical Fireflies (Subfamily Lampyrinae)

Date

August 30, 2022 11:13 AM IST

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What

Indian Jumping Ant (Harpegnathos saltator)

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subbu107

Date

May 3, 2023 08:28 AM IST

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What

Indian Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena)

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aadhithan

Date

April 29, 2023 11:33 AM IST

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Date

October 11, 2010

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What

Two-tailed Spiders (Genus Hersilia)

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shauryarahuln

Date

April 29, 2023 07:30 AM IST

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What

Beaded Lacewings (Family Berothidae)

Date

March 2019

Description

Second record, this time from March, soon after a summer thunderstorm - associated with emergence of alate termites.

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Date

April 23, 2023 08:04 AM IST

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What

Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

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csbandi

Date

April 19, 2023 06:16 PM IST

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hayath_mohammed

Date

April 16, 2023

Place

Bangalore (Google, OSM)

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What

Ichneumonid Wasps (Family Ichneumonidae)

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acharya_mr

Date

December 14, 2021 09:14 PM IST

Description

Need proper ID, I'm unable to find what is this behaviour

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What

Katydids (Family Tettigoniidae)

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suraj_sampath

Date

August 14, 2022 06:52 PM IST

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anubhav-agarwal

Date

June 28, 2021 12:55 PM IST

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What

Shorttailed Whipscorpions (Order Schizomida)

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chinmay_c_m

Date

April 3, 2023 10:15 AM IST

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What

Indian Ornamental Tarantula (Poecilotheria regalis)

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chinmay_c_m

Date

April 6, 2023 04:40 PM IST

Place

Bangalore (Google, OSM)

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subbu107

Date

March 30, 2023 09:45 AM IST

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What

Eumenophorine Baboon Spiders (Subfamily Eumenophorinae)

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chayantgonsalves

Date

March 20, 2023 11:03 PM IST

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What

Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus)

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stalinsm

Date

March 12, 2023 02:44 PM IST

Description

Rufous woodpecker in what looked like an ant or hornet nest

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What

Running Crab Spiders (Family Philodromidae)

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pavan_tavrekere

Date

June 8, 2021 08:54 PM IST

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kishorenath

Date

July 17, 2022 09:34 AM IST

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jithesh

Date

March 5, 2023 12:32 PM IST

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goudagururaj

Date

February 19, 2023 06:19 PM IST

Description

Theridiidae with scorpion kill

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Indian Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus ssp. carinatus)

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chayantgonsalves

Date

February 19, 2023 11:11 AM IST

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What

Kollegal Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus collegalensis)

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chayantgonsalves

Date

February 2023

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White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens)

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premgarg

Date

February 4, 2023 06:59 AM IST

Description

Along with other bird calls like bulbul, prinia and coppersmith barbet the main call is of a white bellied drongo

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What

Continental Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon ssp. rosimon)

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shubha2

Date

December 13, 2020 05:21 PM IST

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attong

Date

February 13, 2023 02:23 PM IST

Description

Seneng