Tuesday, June 14, 2011

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


Sunday, June 12, 2011

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

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


Sunday, June 5, 2011

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

Friday, June 3, 2011

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