LITTLE THINGS
On the floor of a forest trail in Badlapur, Maharashtra, a flashlight directed at the delicate papery wings of an African tulip tree seed attracts the attention Read More
PET PEEVE
In Valparai, Tamil Nadu, a lion-tailed macaque shimmies up a tree and strikes a pose with an empty PET bottle in his mouth. These endangered, silver-maned canop Read More
BUBBLE BUTTS
Glistening bubbles are excreted from the bottoms of thrips nymphs as they gorge on plant sap in Pune, Maharashtra. In a few days, they will metamorphose into th Read More
WITHIN REACH
In the wet forests of Borneo, a male orangutan climbs a tree. His wizened face gazes up into the camera, while below him the forest and sky are reflected in Read More
In a Fell Swoop
A swarm of termites dips around a street lamp as an agile Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus swoops in to pick morsels from the insect cloud. This dr Read More
Battle of Wills
Two carnivores face off in the dry, grassy habitat of the Pench Tiger Reserve in high summer – a pair of Indian jackals Canis aureus indicus a Read More
A Messy Conflict
This image from Nashik captures a desperate cat wanting to do little more than get away from its tormentors. A local political leader jumped into the fray in Read More
Woody Wonders
An amorous pair of Xylorhiza adusta beetles belonging to the Family Cerambycidae, look indistinguishable from a bit of dry wood and would have gone Read More
Dwelling in Permanence
Bagworm moth larvae build intricate dwellings in which to pupate, using twigs, dry leaves and other plant and animal debris. These miniature architectural ma Read More
Whirling Whirligigs
Out on a morning sojourn with a friend on the banks of Purna river in Gujarat, the photographer stumbled across a mass of silvery-grey water beetles swimming Read More
