Infestation
Infestation: Parasitoid wasps lay their eggs on or inside other arthropods, with their larvae feeding on the host’s tissues, ultimatel Read More
Sticky situation
Sticky situation: A parasite often relies on multiple hosts to complete its lifecycle. The sticky seed of mistletoe is excreted by birds, su Read More
One too many parasites
One too many parasites: The Japanese sawtail fish is plagued by Nerocila armata, a species of parasitic marine isopods. Part of the Read More
Fresh food for the babies
Fresh food for the babies: The potter wasp is a master architect and provider. After building a mud nest for its eggs, it paralyses caterpil Read More
Sucker free
Sucker free: Sharksuckers, or remoras, are circumtropical fish known to attach themselves to various hosts using modified dorsal fins. Hosts Read More
Deadly flamingos
Deadly flamingos: The forest ghost plant’s delicate flowers belie its hidden parasitic nature. Beneath the forest floor, it inserts it Read More
Neela-giri or Blue Mountains
Birthplace of sacred rivers, land of thundering waterfalls and deep gorges, and home to the guardians of our climate, the Nilgiris – India’s Read More
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Established in 1986, the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, a 5,500 sq. km. wilderness, is part of UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere programme that seeks to use resea Read More
Moyar
In Tamil, Moyar means ‘the river that disappears’, and so it does! Often hidden under dense vegetation, the Moyar river nurtures a uniqu Read More
Nilgiri tahr
The mountain monarch, the Nilgiri tahr Nilgiritragus hylocrius, stands on the rugged slopes of the Nilgiris. Endemic to the Western Ghats, they now Read More
