Weaver Ants: From Nest to Nest

Sometime back, a colony of weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) decided to grace my home by constructing a nest on a hibiscus plant in my backyard.  I spent many a happy hour observing these fascinating little creatures as they went about their daily business of constructing their nest, gathering food, maintaining their gardens of homopterans (sucking insects that feed on plant juices)…

Marching ants

A Weekend in the Rainforest

From the polluted streets of Bengaluru, I decided to head out into the forests of Agumbe to attend the Rainforest Exploratory Workshop conducted by ARRS (Agumbe Rainforest Research Station).  The research station is nestled within the pristine rain forests of the Western Ghats.

A View of the research station.