Biodiversity
Battle of the bugs: on wings of climate change
Priti David/PARI India is seeing huge declines in native insect species – several of them tied closely to our food security. But it’s hard […]
Tag: Butterflies
Biodiversity
Butterflies and Mud-puddling after the rains
Marianne Furtado de Nazareth Mud-puddling is used by many insects, mainly seen in butterflies who use this behaviour to take nutrients from the soil Mud-puddling is […]
Biodiversity
Knowing our butterflies: The stunning yet common Blue Tiger
Marianne de Nazareth This species of butterfly migrates extensively during the monsoons in southern India and toxic compound from can cause heart attacks when ingested in large […]