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Tuberonotha strenua. Photo by Geetha Iyer.

Mantispids: secretive insects with lace for wings

Geetha Iyer 6 Apr 2022

Crimson rose butterflies migrate across the sea, leaving a trail of questions

Malaka Rodrigo 14 Mar 2022

High-flying dragons: how the globe skimmer migrates across the Indian Ocean

Neha Jain 10 Nov 2021

Moth biodiversity assessment finds nearly 500 moth species in Tale Wildlife Sanctuary

Roopak Goswami 1 Sep 2021

Bees recorded feeding on sweat and tears of human beings

Roopak Goswami 16 Jul 2021
Apis cerana bees. Photo by Denis Anderson, CSIRO/Wikimedia Commons.

[Explainer] What is Thai sacbrood virus and why does it affect bee colonies in south India?

Chinmay KV 23 Jun 2021

Newly described scorpion species from Western Ghats highlight need for more research and conservation

Vinaya Kurtkoti 18 May 2021
Beetle grubs ready to be roasted. Photo by Ajano Tsanglao.

[Explainer] Eating insects could be the future of food

Femi E. Benny 3 May 2021

No honey, no hives, but solitary bees have important lives

Arati Kumar-Rao 8 Mar 2021
A dung beetle finds subsistence in the deserts of Rajasthan. Photo by Peter Davis / Flickr.

[Explainer] The beetles that roll dung and follow the stars

Vatsala Nongmeikpam 1 Mar 2021

Three new leafhopper species described in India

Neha Jain 16 Feb 2021

Are major insect losses imperiling life on Earth?

Liz Kimbrough 28 Jan 2021

City of blinding lights: Artificial light disturbs nature’s processes in Bengaluru

Vimal Simha 14 Dec 2020
Termites inside a termite mound. Photo by Nikhil More.

Architectural secrets of termite mounds

Anusha Krishnan 28 Oct 2020

[Commentary] Of ants and antelopes – the ecological history of Chennai was not what one would imagine

R.J. Ranjit Daniels; N. Muthu Karthick; Anjana Vencatesan and Jayshree Vencatesan 22 Sep 2020

Air pollution in cities takes a toll on bees

Mohit M. Rao 22 Sep 2020

A new species of blind, underground ant from Goa

Arti Das 7 Sep 2020

How butterflies strike a relationship with ants using specialised organs

Aathira Perinchery 2 Sep 2020

[Explainer] Locust swarms in India: millimeters in size but millions in numbers

Nobin Raja M., Priya Ranganathan 2 Jun 2020

Fireflies appear to be vanishing in this Andhra Pradesh village

Neha Jain 27 Apr 2020