Potter wasps nest or mud dauber nest/pod In nature, you can see miracles, incredible things which always gives goosebumps. Here Potter wasps nests are one of them. Family Vespidae Subfamily Eumeninae Such distinctive nests built by solitary female wasps such as mud dauber or potter wasp, using mud or clay that resemble small, ceramic jugs […]
Tag: Environment
That little speck of debris you see is the home of a skilled architect from the inscet world: the bagworm. The bagworm is not really a worm, but the caterpillar of a moth. The caterpillar builds its home by spinning a cocoon of silk around itself, and dressing it up with sand, leaves, picecs of […]
Grass Survey done from 31st may to 2nd June 2025 Second grass Survey in Palakonda, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh List of grass species 1. Parahyparrhenia bellariensis 2. Chrysopogon velutinus 3. Chrysopogon fulvus 4. Chrysopogon asper 5. Bothriochloa pseudoischaemum 6. Bothriochloa woodrowii 7. Aristida setacea 8. Aristida funiculata 9. Aristida mutabilis 10.Aristida adscensionis 11. Aristida hystrix […]
Jerdon’s courser was first recorded in 1848 by Thomas C Jerdon, a British surgeon. It was thought to be extinct in 1900s untill rediscovered in 1986. Since the rediscovery in Forest department (Vineet Kumar IFS officer) and other researchers has been focused on Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary and its immediate fringes which is a crucial area for JC’s conservation.
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