Leaf Curling Spider
on Oct 26, 2009 in Spiders Leaf Curling Spiders (Phonognatha graeffei) belong to family Araneidae (Orb-weavers). The spider here is a fresh leaf curling spider. They build their retreat with fresh green leaf. Most of the time they remain in their leaf retreat. They build their...

Lime Butterfly Caterpillar
on Oct 25, 2009 in Caterpillars larvae Butterflies The Lime Butterfly caterpillar passes through 5 different instars before pupation. The first few instars of the caterpillar look like bird droppings and this is nature's way of protecting them from predators. In the 5th (last) instar, the caterpilla...

Blue Pansy Butterfly
on Oct 22, 2009The Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya) belong to family Nymphalid, is a medium size butterfly with a wingspan of about 40-50mm. It's a sun-loving species, which can usually be found on grassy patches in open areas, often sitting on bare ground.Blue Pansy B...

Lime Butterfly Eggs
on Oct 16, 2009 in Butterfly Eggs Butterflies Eggs Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus malayanus) lay her eggs singly on the young leaves of the host plant (various Citrus species). The egg has a round shape and measuring about 1mm in diameter. Its color changes from white (transparent) to yellowish an...

Bug Art
on Oct 14, 2009 in Leaf Artwork Bugs Bug Art Pictures...

Rick On Fire
on Oct 7, 2009 in Wheat straw rick Farmer Fire A farmer helplessly watching his wheat straw rick burning. It could be the result of a smooker negligence or most probably a mischievous person set his rick on fire.Rick On Fire...

Danaid Eggfly Butterfly
on Oct 6, 2009 in Butterflies Danaid Eggfly Here are two pictures of Male Danaid Eggfly butterfly (common eggfly or the diadem butterfly) . I never observed a female Danaid Eggfly butterfly or probably I confused it with plain tiger, because female of the species mimics the plain tiger. The Da...

Lightning
on Sep 30, 2009 in Lightning For an amateur photographer like me, taking lightning pictures is rally a difficult task, particularly when you don't have any knowledge of photography and quality equipments. Here are few pictures I took during a thunder storm about two weeks ago w...

Pupa Stages of Common Leopard Butterfly
on Sep 27, 2009 in Chrysalis Pupa Butterflies Common leopard The Common Leopard butterfly chrysalis has a beautiful green color with shiny projections of sliver, blue and red colors. It has a length of about 15mm. The pupal stage last for about 5 days. In the first four days the pupa remain green in color wit...

Common Leopard Butterfly Larvae
on Sep 24, 2009 in Caterpillars larvae Butterflies Common leopard A few days ago I brought home two leopard butterfly caterpillars with a branch of weeping willow tree. At the night one disappeared and the other turned into pre-pupa stage. The common leopard butterfly caterpillar has a dark orange color with black...