An endemic land-snail from the rainforests of Western Ghats - (Indrella ampulla) :)
Parental care in scorpions: carrying the first instar youngs :)
Scorpion - telson
Ant mimic spider (Myrmarachne plataleoides). This spider mimics the weaver ants.
Nudibranch (Mexichromis multituberculata) a sea slug from South Andaman :)
Two-striped jumper (Telamonia dimidiata)
Sea Star from South Andaman :)
Wolf carrying an egg sac on it's spinnerets. Once they hatch, even the spiderlings will be carried on the body.
Praying Mantis
Parental care in insects :)
Lady Beetle enjoying some juicy Aphids: Lady Beetle/Ladybird beetle are natural aphid controllers. They love to feed on Aphids and thus many farmers don't mind their presence.They also feed on moth eggs and eggs of other beetles
Gasteracantha dalyi
Hooded Grasshopper
scaradaeidae Sp.
Scorpion carrying it's hatchlings
Telamonia dimidiata
Six- spotted tiger beetle
Golden Backed Ant (Camponotus sericeus)
A Six spotted tiger beetle (Anthia sexguttata) feeding on a Squirrel. Beetle are one of the first to arrive on dead animals, i had seen many times this happening. These beetles are highly active,with large mandibles and always on move. This was a nice chance to have a closeup and also this moment to be captured. Insight: CLoseup.
Golden Backed Ant (Camponotus sericeus), the major workers measure around 8-10 mm, median 5-7 mm.On mountains they build chimney like nests to prevent water from rushing in, on flat lands the nest openings are on level with ground layer. In evergreen forest they nest in soil under leaf litter.
Hammer head slug, taken at Parseoni. It is very much clear from the structure of this organism that why is it called as Hammer head slug.
Ants attacking Scorpion
