Mating of one of the largest moths of India - Atlas Moth. Also one of the largest moths in the world, a beautiful lepidopteran species.
Those who love nature and wildlife often remain disappointed about the creatures and life they haven't been able to witness so far, and so was I. One such species, which I didn't come across (until yesterday) in a living state (I have seen its specimen previously) was this moth.
But, what a sight to behold it was. I got to see not one but two individuals of it, and their mating.
We were heading towards Kalu waterfall (Malshej Ghat). It was raining continuously. And just beside the pathway, from which some 250-300 tourists must have passed (to and fro) on that day, I was able to spot these two (and I indeed take a pride in it). They must have been in this state for more than one and half hour, atleast, I saw them at the same spot while returning, too.
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Hawk eagle
Spotted this tiny reddish-orange object within the leaf of the tiny bloom plant
These lizard's tail like things were hanging on a side of a wall. These were attached to a small web like thing and there was an opening as well. Need help with the identification
Is this Crinum lorifolium?
A spider Wasp was seen carrying a juvenile Jumping spider (Plexippus paykulli) to it's nest.
Lime blue Caterpillar ant interaction
The tiny caterpillar is right next to the yellow eggs
The yellow eggs are prob. of Common Mormon
Wild
Found this snake in 2019 over a pile of garbage dumped by the sea during high tide. When I tried to approach close it plays dead by twisting its head over which can be seen in second image.
commonly known as: crocus stuff, crokars staff, devil's horsewhip, prickly chaff-flower • Assamese: অপমাগ apamaga, বনশোধ bonsodh, ওভতকাটা obhatakata, ওভটাশোধ ovotasodh • Bengali: অপামার্গ apamarga, আপাং apang • Garo: champangmichel • Gujarati: અઘેડો aghedo, અપામાર્ગ apamarga • Hindi: अघाड़ा aghara, अपामार्ग apamarga, चिरचिरा chirchira, चिरचिटा chirchita, धानुष्का dhanushka, दुग्धिनिका dugdhinika, दुरभिग्रह durabhigrah, लटजीरा latjira, मधुकर madhukar, मयूर mayur, प्रत्यकपर्णी pratyakparni, प्रत्यकपुष्पी pratyakpushpi, तरुण tarun, वशीर vashir • Kachchhi: કાંઢેરો આઘાડો kandero aghado • Kannada: ಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ uttarani • Konkani: आघाडो aghado, बेल्लो bello, ಕಾಂಟಮೊಗ್ರಿ kantamogri • Maithili: दतिवन dativan • Malayalam: കടലാടി katalati, വൻകടലാടി vankadalaadi • Manipuri: ꯈꯨꯖꯨꯝꯄꯦꯔꯦ* khujumpere • Marathi: अघाडा aghada, अपामार्ग apamarga, खरमंजरी kharamanjari, किणी kini, सूराट suraat • Nepali: अकमारो akamaro, अपामार्ग apaamaarg, दतिवन datiwan, जम्दी jamdee, काली झार kaalee jhaar, उल्टो कुरो ulto kuro • Odia: ଆକୃତିଚ୍ଛତ୍ରା akrutichchhatra, ଅପାମାର୍ଗ apamarga, ଚମତ୍କାର chamatkara, ଧାମାର୍ଗବ dhamargaba, କେଶପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ keshaparnni, ଖରମଞ୍ଜରୀ kharamanjari, କ୍ଷାରମଧ୍ଯ ksharamadhya, ପରାକ୍ପୁଷ୍ପୀ parakpushpi, ରକ୍ତ ବିନ୍ଦୁ rakta bindu, ରକ୍ତବିଟ୍ raktabit, ଶିଖୀ sikhi, ସ୍ଥୂଳ ମଞ୍ଜରୀ sthula manjari • Pali: मोरगु moragu • Punjabi: ਪੁੱਠ ਕੰਡਾ putth kanda • Rajasthani: आघीजाडो aagijaado • Sanskrit: अधामार्गव adhamargava, अधोघण्टा adhoghanta, अध्वशल्य adhvashalya, आघाट aghata, आकृतिच्छत्त्रा akrticchattra, अक्षर akshara, अपामार्ग apamarga, चमत्कार chamatkara, धामार्गव dhamargava, धानुष्का dhanushka, दुरभिग्रह durabhigraha, घण्टा ghanta, गिरिकर्णिका girikarnika, काण्डीर kandira, करमण्डलिन् karamandalin, करम्भक karambhaka, कर्कटवल्ली karkatavalli, कर्कवल्ली karkavalli, कटुमञ्जरिका katumanjarika, केशपर्णी keshaparni, खरमञ्जरी kharamanjari, किणि kini, कीशपर्ण kishaparna, क्षारमध्य ksharamadhya, क्षवक kshavaka, कुब्ज kubja, लिङ्गवर्धिणी lingavardhini, मधुकर madhukara, महादिकटभी mahadikatabhi, महाशौण्डी mahashaundi, महाश्वेता mahashveta, मालाकण्ठ malakantha, मर्कटपिप्पली markatapippali, पाण्डुकण्टक pandukantaka, पङ्क्तिकण्टक panktikantaka, पराक्पुष्पी parakpushpi, पत्त्रिन् pattrin, प्रत्यक्पर्णी pratyakparni, प्रत्यक्पुष्पी pratyakpushpi, रक्तापामार्ग raktapamarga, शैखरिक shaikharika, शिखरिन् shikharin, शिरोवृत्तफल shirovrttaphala, स्फुलमञ्जरी sphulamanjari, स्थलमञ्जरी sthalamanjari, तृणशौण्डिका trnashaundika, वार vara, वशीर vashira • Santali: cipcirip, cipirit • Tamil: ஆகாடம் akatam, அபாமார்க்கம் apamarkkam, நாயுரீஇ nay-urii, நாயுருவி nayuruvi • Telugu: అంటీశ antish, అపామార్గము apamaargamu, దుబ్బిన చెట్టు dubbinachettu, ప్రత్యక్పుష్పి pratyakpushpi, ఉత్తరేణు uttarenu • Tibetan: ཨ་པ་མ་རྒ a pa ma rga • Tulu: ಉತ್ತರಣೆ uttarane • Urdu: اگهاڙا aghara, چرچرا chirchira
Names compiled / updated at Names of Plants in India