Category: Other than Flora

GOLDEN-FRONTED LEAFBIRD AS A POLLINATOR : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Attaching a collage which depicts the role of Golden-fronted Leaf-bird as a pollinator. The collage shows this bird visiting flowers of 11 species of plant. I am sure this bird must be visiting many more flowers which I missed. Wow this is […]

Pseudomonas bicolor information of this plant : 2 posts by 2 authors. Thanks, … There is no inf. so far in efi site. What inf, you require ?

An unusual question : 9 posts by 5 authors. This one is an unusual ID request though not completely unrelated to plants. These slugs are very common here and I have been trying to find a proper ID for some time now without success. I am hopeful that someone on this group can help. These […]

    Re: SANITATION : 2 posts by 2 authors. I got few lessons, observing activities in different bird nests. I worked on bird nests of some 13 different bird species in last 10 years and so. It was a great education for me.Attaching an image of a Magpie Robin. The image is self explanatory. […]

    Fwd: [meetyeti] Fwd: Common Bird Monitoring of India (CBMI) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Nature Forever Society (NFS) has initiated a public participation program to estimate population and distribution of 18 Common Birds in India. Through Common Bird Monitoring of India (CBMI) citizens can enjoy bird watching at home and […]

    A Q for experts : 2 posts by 2 authors. just today I was reading an article, which remembered me an old thing. My grandmother used to use the of a certain spider (we used to say कातणीचे घर  ) as a plaster for wounds.    …, perhaps you remember it? or …? I […]

Ortea rosea ?;       Oreta sp. : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1). Just when I thought that the new species of moths were eluding me and my leaving the bathroom light on was earning me nothing but annoyed looks from my wife, I saw this Hooktip hugging the ceiling and I […]

    Greywater tower Arba Minch, Ethiopia : 2 posts by 1 author. In Hamburg there are some enthus, who do urban gardning. Last year they built one greywater tower.This year they are building another one. I found the information interesting. Perhaps someone can use it!It is so hot here and very little rain in […]

    SYMBIOSIS : 537 : 1 post by 1 author. Attaching an image of a Large Cabbage White on the flowers of Thistle        

    Owls of Bengal—-My article published : 1 post by 1 author. Owls of Bengal——-My article বাংলার প্যাঁচা (Owls of Bengal) and my 8 photos of various owl species have been published in the 5th issue of বন্যপ্রাণ (Banyapran) Magazine. In this article, I have narrated my experience of meeting the eight species of […]

    insect behavior : Attachments (2). 9 posts by 6 authors. Feasting on the leaf of Labarnum ? will somebody explain this phenomena? These are Arctiid Moth caterpillars. Some caterpillars of this group are referred to as ‘Woolly Bears’. They are often encountered along forest paths hanging from silken threads and have irritating hair which on […]

    Predation : Attachments (7). 2 posts by 2 authors. Thought this might be interesting. Photographed on my property at Shahapur [north of Bombay] last Sunday (21.8.13). A Praying Mantis eating a Woolly Bear [Arctiid Moth caterpillar]. Sending a few photographs. Thanks … for lovely site. The Praying Mantis is doing it’s duty so […]

    The Garo Hills butterfly book is out : An email thread has already started on this on ButterflyIndia while I was on a field trip to Kerala. I am now back, and here is the information about the book: We have been surveying the wonderful butterfly fauna of the Garo Hills, which forms the […]

    Maria Sibylla Merian – butterfly/insect illustrator :  Google doodle today celebrates the 366th birth anniversary of German naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian. Merian was well known for studying as well as making detailed paintings of plants and insects. She is credited of making significant, though not well known, contributions to the field […]

    SYMBIOSIS : 328 : Attaching an image of Peacock Pansy butterfly on the flowers of Candy Tuft (a garden flower).

    A question from Matheran!: It is (or it was) perceived that Malabar Whistling Thrushs are breeding visitors in Mumbai wildlife region. Particularly in Monsson they are seen and observed near the flowing streams. They are sometimes located and identified through their typical whistling call adn sometimes through their quick flight type appearance, in […]

    OT: a really wonderful idea: though this mail has nothing to do with trees or flowers, it has something to do with our environment.So I thought of sharing it with you. Perhaps you forward this mail to NGOs or other groups, or you may know where to implement it. A very nice idea. […]

    Green Caterpillar on Lily Plant : Nasik : 230113 : AK-1: A green catterpillar seen on a Lily plant in our home garden at Nasik on 3/10/2010. Any idea what it is? This could be the caterpillar of the Common Mormon or the Blue Mormon. [The caterpillar of the Lime butterfly also looks […]

    CITYLIFE Summer’s around the corner and so is the call of the white-cheeked barbet: For anyone interested – the story — http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article2863878.ece Very well written interesting article on barbet. I will watch out for the bird here, in Mysore. I spotted two of them on banyan tree two days back. I see them […]

    Greetings & Butterfly Story!: Wish you a Very Happy, Healthy & Peaceful Deepavali & New Year! I take this opportunity to inform you that this year’s Diwali Issue of ‘Chandrakant’ (Marathi Annual Special Festive Issue) has published my Kadambari (Novel) – ‘Adbhutachya Shodhat’. The imaginary story is based on Butterfly/Moth research and is […]