Slugs

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum    : Mollusca
Class      : Gastropoda

Slug is a common name for mollusks that lacks a shell, and applied to air breathing land slugs. The body of the slugs are so soft which needs moisture. 

So they are seen in moist environment.

slugs have two pairs of 'feelers' or tentacles. Both pairs are retractable

PAINFUL END OF A CATERPILLAR

Death of a beetle

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

Spider -5

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

Aristolochia maxima

Flower of Aristolochia maxima

Trapped in spider web

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram
Assasin Bug trapped in a spider web

Camouflaged death

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram


Camouflaged spider in a tree bark

spider-4

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

Ants nursing amphids

Location :Palode, Thiruvananthapuram


Ants nursing aphids for honey dew

Silverfish

Siverfish or Fish moths or paramites
Its food is carbohydrates ie.starch etc.
It usually seen in old books because the gum used to bind the book contains starch.
It can live more than one year without food

Kingdom:     Animalia

Phylum:         Arthropoda

Class:           Insecta

Order:           Thysanura

Family:          Lepismatidae

Genus:          Lepisma

Escape mechanism of snail

Snail making form around its body to escape from ants

AFTER A NUPITAL FLIGHT

Nupital flight is that which termites and ants performs for mating

After mating they shed their wings and become part of a new colony.

During shedding of their wings they become a prey for different other animals, birds, insects etc.

Good meal for the ants

Breakfast for a bug

CALOTUS

A Calotus digging a hole for laying its eggs

Asparagus recemosus

 Flower and Fruits of Asparagus recemosus

Sathavari in Malayalam

SPIDER-3

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

Garden spider 

SNAKE

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

The snake is seen in Thottea plant

The stomach of the snake is seen budged. It swallowed something

SNAIL-3

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

Snails producing two types of mucus. The body mucus protect it against predators. This is an escape mechanism

Bonnet Macaque

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

Kingdom:   Animalia

Phylum:      Chordata

Class:         Mammalia

Order:         Primates

Family:       Cercopithecidae

Genus:       Macaca

Species:        M. radiata

Monitor Lizard

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

Usually seen in the holes of decayed trees. This species is known locally in Malayalam as "Ponnudumbu"

Survival Technique

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

Spider - 2

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

Green Snail

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

Three Frogs

Location : Palode, Thiruvananthapuram

FROG - 1

FROG - 2

FROG - 3

These tiny  frogs are 2 cm to 3 cm in size