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Russet Percher (Neurothemis fulvia)Observer
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Wooden color winged dragon fly.
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Varunid Crabs (Family Varunidae)Observer
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Crab taking sunbath over floating yellow-green algae over Talave lake.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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This orange moth, just came out from cocoon, resting & exploring nature.
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Genus CarrhotusObserver
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Spider with bee as it's feast. In rainy reason, lot of balsam flowering plant grow. Bee get attracted to this colorful flowers.
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Tentweb Weavers (Genus Cyrtophora)Observer
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Spider has constructed dome shape Web in my garden. Prey gets easily trapped due to dome shape.
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Common Picture Wing (Rhyothemis variegata)Observer
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Common picture wing Dragon, Rhyothemis Variegata. First time noticed this type of dragon fly in Kalina. Color patterns are beautiful, behavior similar to common dragon fly.
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Tropical Tiger Moth (Asota caricae)Observer
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Resting on my kitchen wall
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Geometer Moths (Family Geometridae)Observer
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Always land with wings open.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Leaf moth camouflaged with my garden wall.
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Higher Ascomycetes (Subphylum Pezizomycotina)Observer
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Stick mushroom with orange pigment create a beautiful glow in night on torch light on a wet day. Grows in Monsoon season.
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Malabarian Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus malabaricus)Observer
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Malabar Pit Viper also called rock Pit Viper. Slightly venomous, do not effect humans.
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Genus IchthyophisObserver
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The Caecilian are limbless, serpentine amphibians. Mostly hidden in the ground. In rainy day, it easily seen in shallow water.
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Water Rhabdops (Rhabdops aquaticus)Observer
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Green olive on top & yellow at bottom. Resides in rocky area. Non venomous.
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Asian Large Owl Moth (Erebus macrops)Observer
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Owl moth around 5cm in width & eye glowing orange on torch light at night.
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Chequered Keelback (Fowlea piscator)Observer
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This snake normally stay in there camouflaged rocky area. There food include, frog, today & fish.
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Spot-breasted Fantail (Rhipidura albogularis)Observer
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Baby Fantail 6day old, today started peeping out of nest. It will not allow cats & crow near the nest. They are comfortable with other birds like bulbul & coppersmith Barbet. Even they are not disturbed by human presence. First chick has grown up, there are in total 3 chicks with a space of 5 to 7 days. In city due to unavailability of ample flies, chick grow one after another as eldest become more dominating & takes away food. If ample flies were available, all would have grown equally.
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Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)Observer
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Back water of ujaini dam, migratory birds flamingo come here in winter for fetching algae.
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Common Four-Ring (Ypthima huebneri)Observer
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Mating butterfly normally seen on dry stem.
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Oleander Hawkmoth (Daphnis nerii)Observer
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Full grown Caterpillar on peri winkle plant.
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Genus OxyrhachisObserver
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Spider in hyphenation on dry branch
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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)Observer
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Dried eggs in single line.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Thorny caterpillar on dry branch.
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Genus RiptortusObserver
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Broad headed bug on top of leaf in search of prey.
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Typical Cicadas (Family Cicadidae)Observer
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Insect in non moving state under the leaf.
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Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor)Observer
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Garden lizard mating twice & then separated
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Old World Soapberry Bugs (Genus Leptocoris)Observer
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Cotton bug oozing eggs
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Spot-breasted Fantail (Rhipidura albogularis)Observer
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Every year, in summer Fantail Flycatcher do nesting on Ball tree, Golden Apple tree, scientific name Angel marmelos. The pair of Fantail Flycatcher keep there predator common crow and cats aggressively away with help of there Fantail.
